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THE PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE STAIRS / Chapter 16 / 50

Chapter 16: The Helmet

The classmate walked beside the girl after school.

He noticed scratches on her prosthetic leg.

Then something else.

An old bicycle helmet hanging from her backpack.

"It's too small."

She smiled softly.

"It was my dad's."

"I wear it every day."

"Why?"

She looked toward the sunset.

"It reminds me..."

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"...that someone once wanted me to come home safely."

The boy couldn't find any words.

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