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Alone No Longer (2012)

by Heather Justesen
(#4 in The Ball’s in Her Court (Short Story))

A broken arm was the least of Denise’s worries as she hid in her room as her mother partied with friends in the next room, but when police arrive to break up the party she finds herself in foster care and a succession of homes. With everyone, including her mom making big promises, Denise wonders if she’ll ever find a place where she belongs.