Matt
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They never found him, he said simply.
Not a truck.
Not a shoe.
Not a bone.
Just... gone.
Like he'd never been.
The highway hummed.
I don't go past the line anymore, he said.
I sit here, and I watch boys like you come and go, and I try to warn the ones who look like they might listen.
He looked me dead in the eyes.
You listened, he said.
Just not soon enough.
Ryan came out of the store then, keys in hand.
Miguel stubbed out his cigarette on the ground and kicked some gravel over it.
You guys ready?
Ryan asked.
yeah i said as i stood the old man grabbed my wrist his grip was surprisingly strong you still got all three of you he asked the question hit me harder than it should have yeah i said
We're all here.
For now, he murmured, so softly I almost didn't hear it.
Life went back to normal after that.