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They’re lovely people, your parents. Richard and Linda. Richard John and Linda Margaret. Twenty-fourth of November 1954 and the eighth of March 1953, respectively. That surprised me. I never had your mother down as liking the younger man.
I’m sure you’ll have a pleasant stay at 86 Sundown Avenue. Your father’s replaced the crumbling old front wall with a new one. He had to move the rose bush to re-do the footings, but it looks great now. You’re going to love it.
I must admit I got a little frisson of excitement when I heard you ask if you could go and stay with them. A change of location! We’re going on tour! The thrill of the chase!
It matters very little to me where you are. Physical location means nothing. Because you’re always here. And I’m always watching.
Just like I watched
