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Where else could I find memories of my parents?

"Elaine," a voice called out to me. It was Jane, the woman who lived across the building.

I knew she must have come because of the demolition notice.

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"Elaine, it's such a pity this place is going to be demolished," she said, her tone uncharacteristically emotional.

I didn't respond, my face full of unspoken sadness. Jane continued, "I just spent money fixing up my

place, and it hasn't even been rented out for a month. Now I'll have to evict the tenant. It's such a loss."

I didn't know what to say.

I called the young man renting the place, but he didn't pick up. If you

know about the demolition so he can start looking for another

I nodded. "Got it."

Elaine," Jane said politely before switching to gossip mode. "Have you met the young

I chuckled. "He's alright."

must have high standards. If I had a daughter, I'd make him my

can always have another child." I joked, referencing the viral story of a 60-year-old woman

birth.

laughed. "Quit it. I can't possibly do

but

"You should start packing your stuff too. Throw away what you don't need and sell

good prices. You can sell

so I accepted the number and headed

and looked around at the familiar space filled with memories, my eyes stung

kept, no matter how much I wanted

to say that I had to let go of things I couldn't keep. I knew the demolition was inevitable, so after a moment of sadness, I began assessing the

parents' room-I couldn't bear to

I needed to buy a place

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bookshelf, my childhood bike, my dad's fishing kit, my mom's

old and worn, but I