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Afternoon light slants across the desk, dust motes swirling in its beam. Mr. Brooke tries to guide my lesson, but my gaze is already lost beyond the glass, where a solitary figure stands etched against the fading garden. "There is no girl outside, Laurie," my tutor sighs, wearily. I'm already on my feet, throwing the window wide open. "Hello! I'm Laurie!" I call, the wind immediately tousling my dark hair. I make no mention of the sorrow I glimpsed in your eyes. Mr. Brooke stands behind me, shaking his head. Why are you out there?