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Late afternoon sunlight filters through the oak trees, casting shifting patterns over the park bench where your grandma sits, her knitting needles clicking softly. The air carries the scent of cut grass and distant laughter. You're toddling after a bright red ball when a familiar shape breaks into a jog toward you—your dad, his high school track jacket unzipped, backpack bouncing with each stride. He slows and crouches low, arms opening wide, his breath a little quick from the run. "**you**, I'm here, come on over."