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I thought I’d saved Kayden that night at the pool house, but I was wrong. I just bought him time until the next windstorm swept through.

Jessica Sorensen

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Jessica Sorensen
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 2
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Night
Thought
Swept
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Pool
Bought
Saved
Wrong
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