They sat on a bench under a spreading oak. The first minutes were a gentle circling: small talk about weather, school, toys. Then the subject shifted, inevitable as the tide. Claire folded her hands and told them a story.
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They arranged to meet at a small park with a rusted carousel that smelled faintly of metal and sugar. Dad drove, Milo bouncing in the back like a captive comet. The air was high and clean; trees wore new green. At the park, Dad saw Claire before Milo did: a woman with a scarf wound just so, older than his memory but familiar in the way a melody returns when you hum it. They sat on a bench under a spreading oak