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The cicadas started again as the train pulled in. But this time, it didn’t sound like screaming.

She started to cry. Quietly, the way Hana hadn’t.

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Hana turned to me then. In the dusk, her eyes were very large, very dark. She reached out and took my hand. Her palm was small and warm, and the Band-Aid scraped against my knuckles. oniisan… ohitori desu ka?

The voice was small, careful—like someone testing the surface of a deep river with their toes. I turned.

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She was maybe twelve, thirteen at most. Hair tucked behind one ear, a canvas knapsack slipping off her shoulder. She held a half-melted lollipop, green stick, like a conductor’s baton she’d forgotten how to use.

“Oniisan,” she said again, softer this time. “Do you think it’s possible to miss someone who’s still alive?”

Translation: "Yes, I'm alone. Where are you?" Quietly, the way Hana hadn’t

I almost didn’t answer. There was something about this place, this moment, that felt outside of names. But she was waiting.

I looked at her. Really looked. There was a small Band-Aid on her thumb. Her sandals had a broken strap, tied together with a piece of blue thread.

“Hana,” she said. “What’s yours?”