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I had thought the relationship between Edgar and me was just a notch above being strangers."Go see your father, Claude. The doctors say he doesn't have much time left."I took the diagnostic report home with me.First, I finished revising the last draft of my work. I kept at it until around 10:00 pm, then went to the kitchen to cook a pack of instant noodles for dinner.The noodles tasted very bland—it was like chewing wax.After I finished eating, I picked up my phone and opened WhatsApp.I tapped on that chat window I hadn't looked at in a very long time.I had over 99 unread messages from Edgar. Some were awkward attempts at starting a conversation, while others were just him sharing bits of his everyday life.I tapped on the images and scrolled through them one by one.The first was a Superman toy."I remember this was your favorite when you were little."The second was a roast turkey."Happy Thanksgiving. If you're not too busy, you could come by the house."The thir
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I listened quietly to what the driver said, my thoughts drifting to the past.After Grandma died, I kept tabs on Edgar for a long time. I wanted to know if he ever looked back with regret and wished he hadn't gone abroad that day.But the reality was that Stuart's company ran into trouble and was facing a lawsuit. He pinned all the blame on Edgar and, together with the men in his family, beat him even more viciously than before.That went on until two of his ribs were broken. That was when Edgar finally seemed to wake up, and he divorced Dawn.After the divorce, he took part of the company's resources and founded his own enterprise.Once, during an interview, a reporter asked about his family situation.Edgar paused for a long time and ultimately avoided the question. But for the rest of the interview, he was distracted and even looked down at his phone.At the same time, Grandma's phone received the first message from Edgar in all those years.It contained only one word—"Mom".
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I imagined that, just like the main character in the show, I could fall asleep and never feel pain again.When I woke up, I saw a wall of white.Ms. Armstrong was keeping watch by the bedside. When she saw that I had woken up, her tears immediately fell."Claude, you foolish boy! Why did you take the sleeping pills? Don't you know you can't eat that?"I looked around and realized that besides Ms. Armstrong, Ms. Gifford and Mr. Sweeney were also in the hospital room.All of the few remaining families from the village were there.I pressed my lips together. Knowing I'd caused them trouble again, I hung my head so low that it nearly sank into my chest."I'm sorry. I just didn't want to be in so much pain anymore."Ms. Armstrong froze. Every reprimand she'd been about to deliver just lodged itself in her throat.Ms. Gifford turned her head away, already unable to stop sobbing.Mr. Sweeney let out a heavy sigh and placed his calloused palm on my head."Claude, taking sleeping pil
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Edgar looked frantic, his eyes red as if he'd just been crying.I glanced at his hand gripping mine and spoke in a voice so calm that it surprised even me."Grandma is indeed dead. Ten years ago, on the day you went to Divano Island to get married, the doctors weren't able to resuscitate her."Edgar stumbled a step back. His face, which had always been so effortlessly composed and in control, was now filled with sheer panic."H-how is that possible? How could you not have told me about something this huge?"A faint smile tugged at my lips."I did tell you. But maybe back then you thought I was too young, so you assumed I was lying."But it didn't matter. The day Grandma left, I grew up too.Edgar let go of my hand, his face deathly pale.I gently smoothed out the creases his grip had left on my shirt and walked forward.The late spring cold wave in March was quite harsh. Before long, heavy snow began to fall along the road.I knew this road very well, because Grandma had sai
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Also missing was the savings passbook that had been hidden at the bottom of the cabinet.By the time Grandma and I arrived at the city hall, Edgar and Dawn had just walked out. The marriage certificate in their hands was blindingly white.Grandma stood in front of them and said in a trembling voice, "Give me back the passbook!"Dawn furrowed her brows and cast a displeased look at Edgar.Edgar hurried forward and took Grandma's hand."Mom, whatever you have to say, let's go home and talk about it," he said in a hushed tone.Grandma pulled away from him, her eyes reddening."Edgar, if you're foolish enough to marry into her family, I won't stop you. But you can't steal from me! That's the death benefit from when your father died!"Grandma's voice rang out clearly through the entire hall. In an instant, all eyes turned toward them.Edgar lowered his voice to almost a pleading whisper. "Mom, Dawn's brother, Stuart Fuller, needs the money right now to start his business. Once his
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Edgar came home less than once a year. When Grandma called him, he'd either hang up before they'd exchanged so much as three sentences or just not pick up at all.I was still young back then, so I couldn't understand why Grandma refused to place the receiver back onto the cradle when the other end had long since become the beep of the disconnected line.It was as if she thought that if she just waited a little longer, the busy signal would turn back into Edgar's voice.The first time I saw Edgar after I was old enough to remember was five years later, in the depths of a cold winter.The snow was coming down heavily outside. Edgar pushed the door open, bringing in a gust of cold air with him.His hands were full of bags, but he freed one up to ruffle my hair."Wow, you've grown so much taller," he said with a grin.I felt a strange familiarity toward him. It was a feeling that made me want to run away, yet at the same time, it instinctively drew me toward him.I burst into a lou
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