“I know you’re not here … “You came back, and I missed you. And then I did the thing you wanted me to do, so you probably won’t ever come back again.” I close my eyes. “But—I just wanted to tell you that I’m going to carry on. As I am. “No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think there’s any scenario where you’d want me—where you’d allow me—to go on like this. “But I think it’s what you would do in my circumstances. It seems like you never gave up. Ever.” I exhale roughly and stand up. Then I turn towards the door and bow my head. I speak softly, so that none of the other bones can
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