Phantom Limbs

by Paula Garner
Lexile:  660
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Otis and Meg were best friends before they became more.  Their parents were best friends when they lived across the street.  They shared meals and vacations together for many years.  Until Mason died and nothing was the same.  Meg and her parents moved away and Otis never heard another word from her.  Now, 3 years later, she is coming back.  Where do they start?  Are they even friends anymore?

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