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I grew up carrying one question I could never escape: why didn\u2019t he stay?<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1942171\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Life moved on the way it always does. I built something for myself, learned to live with the gap he left behind, and convinced myself I didn\u2019t need closure. But last week, something pulled me back\u2014I decided to clean out his old workshop, a place frozen in time, still smelling like oil and sawdust\u2026 like him.<\/p>\n<p>While sweeping near his workbench, I noticed a loose floorboard. I almost ignored it\u2014but something made me stop. Beneath it, I found his old bag, the one he never went anywhere without. Inside was a safety deposit key\u2026 and a folded note. My hands were shaking as I opened it, and when I read the words, everything inside me broke and healed at the same time: \u201cI\u2019m sorry. 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