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I didn't think it would ever take four hours to play a game of Go, but I'm glad it did. I think mom feels the same way. I know she could've beaten me quickly, but she understands that I needed this.
After what happened with Stiles and Allison, this game had a negative connotation. I didn't want it to, but every time I thought about the game, I thought about Stiles possessed and Allison dead. I thought about Aiden dead.
Now, when I think about Go, I'm going to think less about the Nogitsune and more about this four-hour game. I'm going to think about this time with my mother. It wasn't just a game. She was teaching me about the nuances of the game. She was teaching me strategy. She was giving me an experience that would overshadow in my memory what my friends just went through. She knew what she was doing. She always knows.