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g. No coffee
heard sounds from the kitch
er pajamas. Hair me
gs. He wore sweatpants and a t-shirt. She
k now?"
ured to the pan. "The e
He was focused. Determined. He flipped the egg
her. The eggs were slightly
ook a
ct," s
t smiled
t you tried. That
ate together. Burned eggs and cold toast. I
-
if she wanted to see the s
85. The empty room.
e. Measuring with her eyes
he window. And shelves along that wall. An
ened. H
ed," he said. "J
him. "Why are
ng w
ng me things. Mak
moment. Then he loo
ed at me the way you do," he
room. She stoo
rth seeing,
he was afraid. He touched
steppe
," he said. "
the sunlight and touched her c
-
n, she visite
without the cane for short dista
the burned eggs. About the way Kael
listened.
red," Ant
wh
f wanting something. Of
the edge
do I
u be patient. You show him that wanting
e hoped she wa
-
came home late.
tchen. Sitting in
ed in th
awake,"
ldn't
ter. Same spot. Same dark. Sa
d. "For this mornin
hould
oked
d my face," she said. "
as q
e said. "I don't know how to wan
But we can le
g time. Then he reached ou
e said. "
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for an hour. Holdin
bed, she felt something s
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