I sensed his presence even before my eyes caught sight of his silhouette. The air around me seemed to freeze, as though everything surrounding me had hardened into fragile crystal ready to shatter. Even the crickets, whose chirping usually rang loudly in my ears, suddenly fell silent, as if nature itself was holding its breath, leaving my lungs instantly empty."He's here," I whispered, almost soundlessly, more like a confession than a statement.Grandma and I stood on the dimly lit porch. The oil lamp hanging on the wooden wall trembled violently, casting flickering amber light that danced wildly. Before us, the forest stretched like a black sea swallowed by the darkness of night, and right there... was him."Don't move yet," Grandma said softly but firmly, her hand lightly restraining my arm.I fell silent, standing completely still.His tall, broad figure looked like a sculpture carved from shadows beneath the moonlight. His dark coat fluttered gently in the wind, yet his eyes, a p
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