Nonton Newness -2017- Better

750 words

Outside, the rain had stopped. A wet breeze slapped the street and carried the scent of jasmine. The elderly man with the wool cap folded his hands and told Arif, “When I lost my wife three years ago, I stopped giving my time. I thought time would be the last thing I could spare. But time is exactly what made her presence keep living. I’ve been learning to give time back.” He smiled like someone who had found a reset button in a pocket.

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