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The Weight of Years

Silence filled the storage unit. Dust floated through the flashlight beam like ash. Hensley closed his eyes. “All this time I thought he ran,” he said.

“Turns out he was trying to make it right.” Samantha rested a hand on his shoulder. “He didn’t fail, Mr. Hensley. He finished.”