Five years later, I set foot on this land again.My parents had gotten older, and they were starting to urge me to settle down and get married.The company gave me a special two-month leave so I could come home and spend time with them.I brought my luggage back to the apartment I used to share with Rolf. Maybe it was just my imagination, but it looked like someone had been keeping the place clean. It was spotless.My parents had left our hometown early in the morning. They called me in a panic, telling me to come pick them up from the station.Instead of driving, I called a cab and went to meet them.We'd kept in touch with video calls over the years, but no screen could ever compare to seeing them in person.It hit me for the first time that my parents were really getting old. Maybe it was time for me to think about settling down.That thought was still bouncing around in my head when an unexpected—and obnoxiously confident—visitor showed up at the door.Jason Strickland.H
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