Christopher Laurence Marquez used to think the important moments would be obvious when they arrived. There would be a decision to make, something impossible to take back, or at least enough warning for him to understand that his life was changing. He should have known better. Some moments slipped past without asking to be remembered. A conversation that lasted longer than expected. A familiar voice at the right time. An ordinary day that somehow became easier to carry. The people who stayed close enough to notice when Christopher was pretending not to need anyone. Life rarely separated itself into beginnings, endings, and everything that mattered in between. Most of the time, Christopher was simply there, living it before he understood what any of it meant. And sometimes, the moments that seemed smallest were the ones that refused to disappear. [An Official Constellations Underfoot Anthology]
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