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🗓️ 16 August 2025
⏱️ 216 minutes
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0:00.0 | I never really thought much about the locks on Grandpa's door. |
0:05.0 | They'd been there as long as I could remember. |
0:08.0 | Brass brackets fitted neatly into the doorframe, |
0:11.0 | old polished skeleton keys resting on a small dish by dad's spot at the dinner table. |
0:17.0 | To me, it was just part of our house, like the faded wallpaper in the hallway or the |
0:22.7 | humming radiator that never quite stopped rattling in winter. |
0:27.8 | Every evening after dinner, Grandpa would fold his napkin carefully, place it beside his plate, |
0:33.7 | and stand with a soft sigh. |
0:36.6 | He always thanked Mom for the meal, |
0:38.5 | patted Dad's shoulder as he passed, |
0:40.7 | then paused at my chair to give a gentle nod and a small smile. |
0:45.5 | His eyes crinkled at the corners when he smiled, |
0:48.6 | and for a moment he looked younger than his thin spotted hand suggested. |
0:54.3 | Then he'd shuffle down the short hallway to his room, |
0:57.8 | slippers scuffing the hardwood with a rhythm I could hear even over the ticking kitchen clock. |
1:04.2 | Dad would stand and follow him, keys jingling in his palm. |
1:09.0 | Once Grandpa stepped inside, Dad would close the door and turn the lock twice |
1:13.6 | until it clicks solid. Sometimes he'd test the handle after, giving it a quick shake to make |
1:19.8 | sure it held firm. Then he'd sigh, took the keys back into his pocket, and we carry on cleaning up the plates and wiping down the |
1:29.5 | counters. No one talked about it. I never thought to ask why Grandpa's door needed a lock from the |
1:38.8 | outside, and they never offered an explanation. As a kid, I assumed it was a safety thing, |
1:46.0 | like those plastic outlet covers or cabinet locks to keep toddlers away from bleach bottles. |
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