After the overseas project stabilized, I took a week off and went back to my hometown.I brought a bouquet of white carnations and went to my mother’s grave.“Mom, I came to see you.“Things at the company are just about wrapped up. Dylan’s a good guy. I’m in good hands with him, so don’t worry. I’ll be okay.”I sat in front of the gravestone and talked to her for a long time, just like when I was little and sat in the courtyard chatting to her about things that happened at school.It was not until dark that I finally left the cemetery.On the way back, I passed a small convenience store. I got out of the car to buy water, and a familiar voice came from behind me.“Hey, can I get a pack of cigarettes?”It was William. I stood in front of the freezer, watching him quietly.He was thinner than the last time I saw him. His face was sallow, and dark circles hung heavy under his eyes.After he paid and lit a cigarette, he saw me.He instinctively stubbed it out.In the past,
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