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    Time does many things. It gives, it takes, it heals and it ages you.

    29 years and 7 months ago Melissa King met Frank Langdon for the first time

    28 years ago Melissa King wrapped her tiny fingers around Frank Langdons only slightly bigger pointer finger and held on for dear life

    27 years ago Frank Langdon tried to teach Melissa King to speak in full sentences

    26 years ago Melissa King painted Frank Langdons mother a picture that she has always kept in her office.

    25 years ago, Melissa King broke her arm on a climbing frame and Frank Langdon told her that she was going to be okay.

    24 years ago, almost to the day, Frank Langdon asked his mother Patricia Sawyer where Mellie and Becca went.

    Here, on September 5th 2025, after time had taken years and memories from them, for the first time in a very very long time they stood in the same place at the same time.

     

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    Frank and Mel knew each other once upon a time, but only Frank remembers.

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