
Clare Sestanovich Reads “Different People”
The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker
The Story of Gilly and Peter
Gilly became two people. Her time was divided exactly down the middle because Peter and Lisa believed above all and being fair. She pretended to be an adult, but pretending was no longer a game or a lie or a choice. Gilly spent every weekend with Lisa. They went out to restaurants and Gilly learned how to pronounce the Italian names of pastas. But eventually she didn't have to.
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