watched as her hand went to her pocket again, then wiped
at her eyes, and before I knew it she’d turned the corner and
disappeared.
I stared at the empty street for several minutes, half hoping
something would happen, the rest of me praying it wouldn’t.
And when I was sure it wouldn’t, I turned around and
went back inside.
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