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The Live Segment

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I was standing at the stove, stirring a pot of marinara, when the local news anchor said, “We’re live at the downtown food festival, where the crowds are huge tonight.” I wasn’t really paying attention—just half-watching while I waited for the garlic bread to toast. Then the screen cut to the reporter, microphone in hand, standing in front of a sea of people. She started talking about the best paella in the city, but my eyes snagged on something familiar.

A man in a red jacket. My husband’s red jacket.

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