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depressing. There was something leaden and unpleasant weighing on her

stomach, and on impulse she made a detour to the restroom and entered the
stall farthest from the door, leaning against the wall until the back of her
head hit the cold tile surface.

When the weight in her belly began to feel too heavy, her knees gave out
on her and her back slid down until she sat on the floor. Olive stayed like

that for a long time, trying to pretend that this wasn’t her life.