Course I do, " replied Alyssa, "You said 'I love you. If you died my heart would be empty as a dry well.'"  
                      "Do you know what happened after that?" Caroline asked as she guided Alyssa across the street.
                       "No, I don't," replied Alyssa as she sat down on the bench to rest. 
                       "Well, you almost died," said Caroline, "I started crying and you came back to life. It was a miracle."
                       "Wow," said Alyssa, looking up at her sister with big eyes, "that's amazing." 
                       "It sure was," said Caroline, "It sure was."  
                       
                      
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