If the wind breathes (слэш)

“Have you ever lost someone suddenly?" he asks.
Isak rubs the ears of the cat, humming. “I guess. In a way.” Then he looks up and says, “Have you?”
Even licks his lips. They taste of salt and the night.
“I guess. In a way.”
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Death of a former classmate brings Even back to his hometown where he meets a young beekeeper named Isak.