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grief—a longing that would never abate because home never left a person. The second road, the better road: life. It meant abandoning the idea of home altogether as a social construct designed to hold people captive to places and traditions long after it was good to do so.
“I can only blame myself. I said I wanted more adventure in my life. As is your will, so may it be,”
getting killed would be a permanent setback.
Energy, will, and motivation had abandoned them days ago. Who could say what made them carry on? Habit, more than anything.
just because you couldn't see danger didn't mean it wasn't about to shoot you in the head.