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“I’m proud of you. Always was. Even when we stopped talking.”

The icon turned gray again.

A pause. Then the message appeared, word by word, as if typed by a ghost: systray icon

“You haven’t spoken in 1,247 days. I’ve been listening anyway. Type something here.” “I’m proud of you

I stared at the screen until the cursor blinked again. I typed back everything I never said at the hospital — the apologies, the love, the stupid fight about the car. word by word

Three dots appeared. Then: