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The driveway was narrower than I remembered. My rented black SUV seemed too sharp, too out of place beside my mother\u2019s aging minivan. I turned off the engine and sat in silence. My palms were dry\u2014military calm, they\u2019d call it\u2014but my stomach still churned like it used to before deployment. The porch light was on, casting a warm yellow glow over the chipped welcome mat. Nothing had changed, certainly not the feeling that waited for me inside: that particular blend of being unseen and hyper-analyzed all at once.<\/p>\n

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The driveway was narrower than I remembered. My rented black SUV seemed too sharp, too out of place beside my mother\u2019s aging minivan. I turned off the engine and sat in silence. My palms were dry\u2014military calm, they\u2019d call it\u2014but my stomach still churned like it used to before deployment. The porch light was on,…<\/p>\n

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