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Once before I had gone down that road. I didn't want to go there again, but I saw no other option. I started down the long winding trail. It was becoming overgrown. Covered in moss and fallen debris from the trees above, but it was just as beautiful as I had remembered, and I couldn't remember why it had been so long since I had done this.
At the end of the road, there is said to be salvation. I don't know if I believe if it is true or not, but I would like to think that there is something better waiting for me after all of this. Some people might think that is naive, but it is comforting to me anyway.
I went to the side of the house and I saw a man standing there. He seemed lost in thought. I didn't know who he was or where he came from, but I was curious, so I walked towards him. As I approached him, he turned to me. He looked familiar, but I couldn't put a name to the face. I asked who he was, and he gave me this look as if I should remember him, but wasn't surprised that I didn't. He told me that his name was Sam, and that he used to live next door. It didn't take but a second for me to recollect who he was. We used to play together as children. He had moved away when we were still very young. Our houses were adjacent to each other. The part of the yard he was standing in bordered the sides of each of our respective houses. I remembered that we were the best of friends, but when he moved I never heard from him again. Until now.
It was like a whole new world just opened up, but I had yet to realize all of this. I couldn't wait to catch up with him. See what made him return now. Of all times.