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Lia microwaves a plate of leftover Thanksgiving stuffing with extra ketchup to ensure that it splatters all over the oven. She immediately throws the stuffing down the dish disposal, but leaves her dirty plate on the counter and the microwave door open so the scent wafts through the house. When her family comes home, they'll be convinced that she's eaten something. As she completes this task, Lia wishes over and over that she could be a puker. She's tried many times but she simply can't do it. After dinner, Lia lies in her bedroom upstairs, contemplating the few items that she's bothered to unpack since moving in with her father. He comes upstairs and Lia pretends to be asleep so that she won't have to talk to him about Cassie. He sits on Lia's bed and strokes her hair.

As Lia...