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LAST DITCH ATTEMPT
“Devoted Father.” “Loving Wife.” “Dear Friend.” Those are the words they use when you’re gone.
“Out of character.” “Subpar.” “Disappointing.” That’s what you get when you’re still around.
Something about certain words can hover in the air when you hear them, like a foul odor. Their permanence is in your head, whether they’re true or not. Other words are carved in stone. Literally. I know, because I’m looking at them. And while we’re on the subject … who knew there were so many types of granite? I’m all for variety, but it’s a bit much.
Sorry, rewind …
There’s this cemetery along the drive to school. It’s pretty old and creepy, just by nature of being a cemetery. Dead people go in and don’t come out. I hope not, at any rate. Living things—like flowers—go in and so
