"Your parents…" Charlotte's eyes flickered, and for a moment, words failed her."I didn't want to come alone, and I don't really have any better friends… so I forced you to come with me," Ethan said quietly.Before Charlotte could respond, he added, almost as an afterthought.Charlotte pressed her lips together and nodded in silence.Two hours later, the car pulled up in the outskirts, in front of a quiet, modest cemetery.It was small. Ethan's parents shared a single, narrow headstone. Wild grass had overrun the area, and a thick layer of ice clung to the stone, grime seeping into the surrounding ground.It looked… as though no one had been there in decades.At the gate, Ethan bought a small bouquet of fresh flowers and set them down beside the path. Then, with difficulty, he knelt, pulling out tools to clean the dirt and ice off the headstone.Charlotte followed behind, wanting to steady him, but he moved too quickly, already absorbed. His emotions seemed to plummet to the bo
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