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able to return, not with the cost of things and her situation, she couldn’t put her things in storage. Not to mention, she’d never be able to afford the rent on a storage facility.
    She was putting together a handwritten flyer when her little girl came home. Hannah had lived in France her entire life. Kimber was from the US and was only here because of her schooling. It had been her mom’s last wish, sort of, to have Kimber come here and do what she wanted to do no matter what. Kimber had worked very hard to do the best she could, and had still failed her.
    Her daughter had citizenship in both countries until she was eighteen because of her birth situation. But right now, all Kimber could think about was how she had failed her daughter in two countries.
    “Will we have a house?” Kimber told her that she was going to work on that. “But we might have a yard, right? Somewhere I can play if I want to?”
    “Yes. I’ll make sure that we have some yard. I’m not sure how much.” Hannah nodded, but she still looked unsure. “I’m waiting for my great aunt to call me back. If we could stay with her for a little while, we can save up our money and maybe buy us a little house somewhere. Somewhere there are children your age.”
    “I guess we’ll have to sell our stuff, too. We can’t take it with us.” Kimber told her no, but she could take a few things. “I don’t have much anyway. Not that it matters…I can only play with one thing at a time.”
    Kimber felt her heart twist in her chest at her little girl’s words. She’d tried so hard to make it better for her and had failed so badly. So many things, nearly from the very beginning of her finding out that she was pregnant with her, had gone wrong.
    “I’ve got someone to buy the couch and chair that we have. I think there might be enough money after we get the tickets to get one of those reader things for you.” Hannah brightened, then shook her head. “I can swing it, Hannah. And I want you to have it. We’re going to be broke for a while after we get to the United States, and it might be the last time I can get you something really nice for a while.”
    “I love you, Mommy.” Kimber held her daughter while she cried. They both were crying when the phone rang, and when she reached for it, she nearly hung up again when she heard her great aunt’s voice.
    “So, you’re coming home with your tail between your legs, are you? Failed, just like I said you would, didn’t you? Well, I’m hoping that you know that every day I’m going to be telling you that.” Kimber nodded to the phone, too hurt to answer her. “And I’m supposing that brat of yours will be living here too. What am I supposed to do with a child running around breaking my things?”
    “She’s very well behaved. And I’ll replace anything she might break.” Her aunt asked her how she was going to do that. “I don’t know. But I’ll make sure you’re paid back for all of this.”
    “I never said I’d take you in yet. I have to think on it. Do you have any idea how much this is going to cost me?” Kimber said nothing. Her aunt was the richest person she knew and had more money than Midas, her mom used to say. But she was as tight as a virgin on her wedding night. “When do you thinking of scurrying home? Soon, if you’ve been fired from that restaurant. I told you that wouldn’t work out, didn’t I?”
    “Yes, ma’am, you did.” It was on the tip of her tongue to tell her she was always right because she made sure she was, but said nothing else. What would be the point? And she needed her to help her, even for a little while. The silence at the other end of the phone did nothing to help her nerves.
    Kimber had no idea what she’d do if she turned them down. They’d be living on the street if she did. Kimber didn’t even have a car that they could live in. When Hannah got up and moved to her room, Kimber leaned her head back on the couch. One thing she’d learned in