Thunder rumbled, and lightning flashed across the vast night sky.

It felt as if the heavens themselves were about to crack open.

"Has this day finally arrived?" Jameson stood with his back to Carl, hands clasped behind him, projecting an image of strength and resolve.

His posture did not hint at defeat, despair, or emptiness.

Yet, a profound loneliness emanated from him, tugging at the heartstrings.

He had been a high achiever, a man of success and ambition.

He had thrived like a firework that rocketed into the sky, exploding in a blaze of color that illuminated Solana City's night.

He had been magnificent, passionate, and impossible to ignore.

But in the end, all he was left with was a wasteland of ash.

"Once, I craved everything.

I yearned to return to Solana City and make the Schmidts pay for what they'd done.

I wanted to reclaim everything that was rightfully mine, and I dreamed of aiding Mr.

Justin in seizing control of Solana City.

"But ultimately, 1 realized that none of it held any meaning.

ever desired was to be with Lyse." Carl squeezed his eyes shut, a

to offer words of comfort, but nothing felt adequate

have just to hear Lyse call me 'Jimmy' once more." Jameson closed his eyes slowly, conjuring an image of his

amidst a sea of roses, beckoning him with joyful

and play!" "Don't be

"Jimmy, it's alright even if everyone ignores

your

We'll be friends forever.

Pinky promise!" "Pinky...

left hand tightened around the railing, and his right hand reached up to

slumped forward bit by

"I never changed, Lyse.

But you...

forward hesitantly, unsure of

witnessed

that even if given another chance,

simply fate's cruel hand; love was an

and Jasper were

vision, aspired toward the same

intertwined like two perfectly matched

destined to

matter how extraordinary anyone else might be, they

Schmidt, it would be best

to Kontina to avoid suspicion." Carl's eyes betrayed a

will soon

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