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Connor didn't go home. He drove around the neighborhood, wasting his gas in pointless circles. Occasionally, he would find a tree and wonder if Evan liked that tree. He wondered if Evan had names for all of the trees.

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Evan's mom dragged him to the living room. The aura in the house was unfamiliar and he immediately knew something was  wrong. 

"Mom?" 

"Shut up Evan." Evan started sniffling and crying, but his mother ignored him. In the living room, Evan could see a strange man sitting on the couch. He stood up and Evan was sure he knew him from somewhere. Was he on TV? Did he work at the supermarket? Then Evan saw an orange and white U-Haul truck and he knew. 

"D-d-d-dad?"

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