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\u201cThat sounds about right, Marisol,\u201d he said slowly.<\/p>\n

After that, he let me visit often. I brought him things \u2014 mystery novels, clean socks, peppermint tea, freshly baked scones. Once, I brought him a chocolate muffin from a bakery near the hospital.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t eat it, but held it in his lap the entire visit, like it mattered more than I realized.<\/p>\n

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When he was discharged three weeks later, he returned to the house \u2014 or what was left of it. He stayed on the ground floor, just one room that still had heat, electricity, and a narrow cot near the window.<\/p>\n

I offered to help him settle in.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t say yes, but he didn\u2019t say no either.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat sounds about right, Marisol,\u201d he said slowly. After that, he let me visit often. I brought him things \u2014 mystery novels, clean socks, peppermint tea, freshly baked scones. Once, I brought him a chocolate muffin from a bakery near the hospital. He didn\u2019t eat it, but held it in his lap the entire visit,…<\/p>\n

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