“Sit. Let’s stay until the sun sets.” I sit back down, and it takes about ten minutes for the sun to sink down into the trees. Neither of us talks. We just watch the rays disappear, and the tips of the trees return to their natural, fireless colors. It’s dusk now, and without electricity, the house behind us is quickly growing dark. Ledger has a contemplative look about him when he says, “I feel guilty.” Welcome to my constant state. “Why?” “For building this house. I feel like Scotty would be disappointed in me. Diem gets so sad every time we bring up the fact that I’m putting my other house
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