I realize there's something incredibly honest about trees in winter, how they're experts at letting things go.
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"Well, as you all know my father has fallen ill, today is actually my last day. He told me he wants me to have one last full day before I take off school to tend to him." Gilbert spoke to the class.
You could hear a faint sigh from Lavender as she quietly said Gilbert was being heroic. Although Gilbert cringed to hearing that.
He was not a hero - just a mere character in the back, taking in all the grief behind a smile.
"My mother passed away when giving birth to me. I was in the wrong fetal position and she well she did her best. My father left soon after, so it has been just my grandfather and I since. We have traveled together; had many laughs an
