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Do you think that the narrator’s friend died while she was sitting on the bench across from the apartment? She counts up and locates the window of the friend’s apartment. The friend is looking off into the distance but the narrator later imagines that she waved to her. Good-bye?
Carol Katarsky It's deliberately ambiguous, but this is possible. She also mentions that she bought groceries that the friend "will never eat." Which could be a refe…moreIt's deliberately ambiguous, but this is possible. She also mentions that she bought groceries that the friend "will never eat." Which could be a reference to her poor appetite or to her death.

I liked that she left it open-ended. The moment of death was less important than the things leading up to it... (less)
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What Are You Going Through
by Sigrid Nunez
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