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... oft breeze carried the scent of fresh earth and distant cooking fires, rustling through the trees that lined the narrow dirt path. The rooftops gleamed under the sun's gentle warmth, casting long, dappled shadows across the ground. Billy and Jay walked side by side, their steps unhurried, moving through the familiar rhythm of the waking village.
But Billy barely noticed any of it.
Not when his mind kept drifting back.
Not when the weight of that look still clung to him. < ...
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