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Author: Mimi
last update publish date: 2026-05-18 20:57:18

The mountains were dark.

Rex drove. I sat in the passenger seat. My mother sat in the back. The road twisted up the side of the mountain. Trees on both sides. Dark. Dense. The headlights cut through the fog.

"How much further?" I asked.

My mother leaned forward. Looked at the road.

"Maybe an hour. The cabin is at the top. Near the lake."

"Did Victor go there often?"

"Once a year. Every winter. He said it was the only place he could think clearly."

"What did he think about?"

My mother was quiet
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