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“Are they like you?” Ford asked, unsure of the answer he was waiting for. “Those kids.”
Stan let out an exasperated laugh. “I’d fucking hope not. I wouldn't want that fate on my worst enemy, especially not these kids.” His hands tightened around the bars of the rail. “They're better. They're everything you all wished I was. Well, except my youngest. Kid’s a little shit, you know how I was.”
Ford hadn't had the chance to read the name plastered on the boat. No longer did Stan name it what he thought he would. The Worthwhile. “These kids,” Stan continued, seeming to give no heed to Ford’s realization. “After that happened, it's like I put on glasses. Except I couldn't figure out whether everything was blurry or clear. Now?” They heard the distant laughter of Stan's family on the boat, surely a future memory they'll look back on fondly.
“I think I’m finally seeing things clearly for once.”