I grabbed my keys.
I parked across from her school and waited.
Students spilled out in clusters—laughing, loud, backpacks slung over one shoulder like the day hadn’t worn them down.
Then I saw Ellie.
She came out alone and paused at the steps.
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I grabbed my keys.
I parked across from her school and waited.
Students spilled out in clusters—laughing, loud, backpacks slung over one shoulder like the day hadn’t worn them down.
Then I saw Ellie.
She came out alone and paused at the steps.