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"Done," I said.
Yuna looked at the form.
Her eyes lingered on the na.
She didn’t touch it.
Didn’t smile.
Made no major reaction.
Just gave a small nod.
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"Thank you," she said.
"For what?"
"For calling."
"It was just procedure."
She looked down slightly.
"You’re not mad."
"I told you I wasn’t."
"I thought... maybe you wouldn’t want to get involved."
I put the pen down on the table.
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"If I didn’t want to get involved, I wouldn’t have called."
She fell silent.
Quiet for a few seconds.
Then she asked quietly,
"Are you scared?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because nothing has changed."
She furrowed her brow slightly.
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"What do you an?"
"I’m still living in this apartnt. You’re still going to school next week. The bills still co every month. The world doesn’t stop just because of one na in a little box."
She looked at the paper again.
"But now it’s more official," she said.
"Yes."
"That ans... if sothing happens to ..."
"He will answer the phone."
"And so will you."
"Yes."
She took a small breath.
Then, without much movent, she shifted her futon slightly with her foot.
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An inch closer to the table.
A small movent.
Barely noticeable.
But I saw it.
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I picked up the folder and slipped all the forms inside.
"Done for today," I said.
"We aren’t going anywhere else?"
"No."
She looked relieved.
Then asked in a normal tone,
"Can I watch TV?"
"You may. Human standard volu."
She stood up and walked to the small television on the shelf.
As the screen flickered on, blue light reflected against the white wall.
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I sat for a few more seconds in the exact sa spot.
Looking at the small box that was now filled.
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Kuroda Seiji — Ergency Contact.
A na I didn’t save in my phone. A number I might never call again. Unless the world truly forced my hand.
Behind , the chatter of a dayti broadcast began to play.
Yuna sat on her gray futon.
Her legs folded neatly. Her eyes focused on the screen.
And for the first ti since yesterday,
we looked like a normal family.
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Administratively speaking.
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