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The Half-Life of Apologies

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Dana told Priya the whole truth, including the dying man's wish. Priya's face softened just a little. "I'll tell him," she said. "But I'm telling you now: if he goes, I'm going too. He's not facing that man alone again."

Eli and Priya came together. She held his hand the whole time. Frank looked at the two of them and finally understood that his son had built a whole life he was never part of. "You did good," Frank rasped. "Without me." Eli only nodded, and that was enough.

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