forty-nine

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          Okay, I have a confession to make.

          Serenity, since that night, I have spoken to someone.  Once. 

          You.

          It was late, the first night you arrived here, and I noticed you crying on a park bench, right beside the playgrounds.  Everything was quiet, the sun having set hours ago, and humid weather kept my clothes sticking to my skin. 

          Walking up to you, I asked three words, “Are you okay?”

          But you didn’t answer.

          And so I shut up.

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