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River I might have overreacted. I knew I had been taking a risk by going to Lenora at night, but I was still a little shocked when she confronted me about my non-existent physical disability. She went out the door before I had time to gather my thoughts, and I spent the fifteen minutes she was gone anxiously wondering if she would run straight to my father with the news that I was up and walking. Or worse. She might tell my half-brother. Even though he was my little brother, he was still too immature. He would certainly take that privileged information and spread it far and wide, if for no other reason than to have his five minutes of fame. And yet, somehow deep down, I knew she wouldn’t. I don’t know where that confidence came from, when I barely knew this young woman. Perha