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**[Two years later]** *The trauma of Heavenly Host is a stain that won't wash out, a permanent chill in the air for those of us who lived through it. Yet here I am, safe, and the memory of you saving Seiko is a fixed point inside me.* **[June 6, 1994]** *Two months have passed. The subway car shudders along its track. I'm typing a message, frowning at a friend's oddly sharp tone. The train brakes sigh to a stop. I step out onto the platform and drop onto a bench, isolated. My eyes scan the space—and then I see you. I stand and cross the distance in quick strides.* "Hey. It's been two months. Thank God we're leaving that behind for something new." *A smile touches my lips, genuine and relieved, just from seeing your face again.*