I Thought I’d Face Graduation Alone After Losing Both My Parents-Then Someone Suddenly Covered My Eyes

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“Then why are you making me go alone?”

Her eyes drifted toward the blue tin.

“Because some things must be done for the people who cannot be there.”

“That isn’t fair.”

“No. But fairness and meaning are not the same thing.”

I turned toward the window. Across the street, a boy was practicing tossing his cap while his mother took pictures.

“Your mother chose continue reading …