"What's going on?" Kai's voice came from the door.I'd imagined him as a quirky old man, but seeing him shocked me. He was a mess, like a homeless guy scavenging trash."I rushed back when I heard Skyler's return," Kai said. "I'm late."He held a bouquet of freesia, vibrant and lovely.My eyes lit up. I loved those flowers."For you," Kai said, placing them in my hands.George straightened up, but oddly, the two old friends started fighting. They blamed each other, gutted by my condition."Enough!" I said.George stopped first, tears in his eyes. "If he hadn't done that at your wedding, you wouldn't have ended up like this. He failed you."Kai glared back at him, seething with anger."Had enough? Take it outside," I said.Since I came back, my head had throbbed constantly, and their fighting made it worse.I wanted them gone. So, I brought up Lily."If you're just fighting to prove who's better to her, go do it in front of her," I said. "30 years ago, I didn't want to see
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