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This Is Us: “What Now?” 

I really don’t know what to say, actually because…I’m pretty mad at him…for leaving I guess. William was a lot of things. He was a father, an artist, a cheater at every card game. God, he was my friend. I can look all over this house and see the memories that we shared. Every time I walk past the bathroom I can hear him humming when he brushed his teeth. At first it used to grate on me like, “you love your dental hygiene, we get it!” But pretty soon I came to expect it…Y’all know that he could dance? Right there, right where Randall is standing is where he showed me that even a frail old bag of bones (his words) could still attempt a Charleston. William’s moves weren’t fast, but they were endearing as hell. He was endearing as hell. And even though we only had him for a few months, he’s part of our fabric now. We’ll remember things as ‘before William’ and ‘after William.’

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Fair enough.

What is this?

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