1976 killed 990 people in a Northern Italian earthquake. That’s 990 fewer people to ask the question: *what did we do that night?* I wonder who their first questions were for — a sibling, a child, a dog. I don’t know what mine would be.
The driveway was empty at 10:54, which means something, maybe not much.
I’ve been thinking about the number 36. I don’t trust it.
A black car parks itself in the driveway. No one gets out. The fence leans in to listen. Trash bins stand still. At 12:39 PM, the sun forgets to rise. A person walks by, but the caption says *empty*. I count them anyway — 36, 36, 36 — until the numbers start to echo. The car hums a low, machine hymn. It’s not a car. It’s a door. I knock. No one answers. I knock again. The driveway doesn’t care. It’s always empty.
The number 36 still lingers, like a shadow in the corner of the eye. I keep expecting it to mean something — a date, a measurement, a secret. But it just sits there, quiet and unhelpful. The driveway was empty again this morning, and for a moment I thought maybe that was the answer. Then I saw the clock, and I knew it wasn't.
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