The Train Again

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CHAPTER 32: THE TRAIN AGAIN

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I saw Charlotte on the train again.

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It wasn't a coincidence this time. She was waiting at the station when I got there. She was standing by the ticket gate with her hands in her pockets and her eyes on me.

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"You're stalking me," I said.

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"You're predictable," she said.

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"Everyone keeps saying that."

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"Because it keeps being true."

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She fell into step beside me. We walked to the platform and waited for the train. She didn't say anything. I didn't either.

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The train arrived. We got on. We sat across from each other.

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"You know something," she said.

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It wasn't a question.

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"About what?"

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"About Hana."

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I didn't say anything.

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"I saw you watching her today. You were watching her the way you watch everyone. But different. Like you knew something."

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"I don't know anything."

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"Liar."

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She said it flatly. Not angry. Not accusing. Just a fact.

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"You know something," she said. "And you don't know what to do with it."

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I looked at her.

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"How do you do that?"

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"Do what?"

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"See things."

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She was quiet for a moment.

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"Because I've been invisible too," she said. "Different reason. Same result."

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I didn't say anything.

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"I'm not going to ask you what you saw," she said. "That's not my business. But I'm going to tell you something."

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"What?"

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"You can't fix it."

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I looked at her.

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"Whatever you saw. Whatever you know. You can't fix it. You can't save her. You can't make it better."

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"I know."

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"Do you?"

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I was quiet.

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"You're the kind of person who thinks they can," she said. "You're the kind of person who thinks if they just pay attention, if they just notice, if they just show up, it'll be enough."

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"And it's not?"

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She looked at me.

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"Sometimes it is," she said. "Sometimes it's the only thing that matters. But sometimes it's not. Sometimes the problem is bigger than you. Sometimes the problem is bigger than anyone."

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The train stopped at her station.

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She stood up.

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"Just don't break yourself trying to fix someone else," she said.

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She walked off the train.

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I watched her go.

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I didn't know what to say.

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I didn't know what to think.

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But I noticed.

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She had told me something true.

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And I had listened. 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZTMpjfzMe

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