Atlantic City is the city in New Jersey, where Davey was born and raised. She seems open to visiting other places, but all of her long-term dreams are set in Atlantic City.
The 7-Eleven store is owned and run by Davey's parents. Davey's father's assailants were robbing the store when the murdered him. While Davey's family is in Los Alamos the store is vandalized and by the end of the story Davey's mother has decided to sell it.
Davey's fondest memories of Atlantic City are on the beach there. Her parents told her she was conceived on a pier of the beach. When Davey remembers how happy her parents were she thinks of them walking hand in hand on the beach. When Davey and her mother discuss selling their house and.....
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