CROSSROAD
“He crossed the rainbow bridge a few years ago.”
“Oh, I see,” he answered. “And didn’t he come back?”
She raised an eyebrow. Clearly, he had never come across that phrase before. “Um… what I meant was that… he passed away,” she clarified awkwardly and added, “so he’s not coming back, unfortunately.”
“Oh!” He cleared his throat and smothered an embarrassed cough. “Yeah, I got it. It’s really sad when they have to go.”
“Hmm” She lowered her eyes.
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