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“I hoped I would. I came to thank you.”
“For what?” she asked, her voice barely above a whisper. “It was my fault.”
“You didn’t.
You gave me a future…”
“Some days I forget, Theo,” Irene said, shaking her head gently. “Some days I forget everything… except my Ellie.”
“You’d really take me with you?” The tears fell down her face.
“Of course, I will,” he said.
“Both of you. If you want.”
Irene looked to Max, who stepped forward to pet Ellie.
“I know,” Max said, smiling. “She told me.”
She stood slowly, holding the dog to her chest.
“Let’s go home,” she said.
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