I Walked Into My Own Mansion and Found My Family Starving in the Kitchen While My Mother Hosted a Party in My Name
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Chapter 21 — The First Goodbye
Autumn arrived quietly.
Leaves began collecting along the sidewalks.
The air carried the smell of rain again.
Jamie stood in front of his classroom.
Backpack hanging loosely from one shoulder.
He looked at Ethan.
"Nervous?"
"A little."
"Good."
Jamie blinked.
"Good?"
Ethan smiled.
"It means you care."
Jamie nodded.
Then ran inside without looking back.
Ethan watched until the classroom door closed.
Sarah slipped her hand into his.
"You didn't chase after him."
"No."
"That would've been hard before."
"It would've."
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They stood there another minute.
Learning that love sometimes looked like staying where you were.
