“This too shall pass.”

Lucy gently patted her back and sighed deeply, “Everything always does.”

“Cherry, it’s up to you whether the grudges from previous generations should affect your feelings. for Damien, Lucy said.

In the days that followed, Damien respectfully kept his distance from Cherise.

She underwent surgery, faced nightmares alone, and visited Charisa – all alone.

“Cherry,” Charisa said, leaning against her bed’s headboard and smiling. “Don’t let my issues affect your life.”

“Mom…”

Cherise’s mind wandered as she gazed out the window. “I have been absent from your life for nineteen years.”

“In your future, too, I’ll remain absent.”

“Your dad is no different – he’s not one to take care of others.”

“Acknowledging him requires dividing your attention, and it’s not glamorous.”

“So, Cherry,” Charisa lowered her gaze, looked intently at Cherise, and said gravely, “I suggest you…”

of your life as a

Damien must stay away

her lip, held Charisa’s hand and was at a

parents had both made great sacrifices

that Damien was genuinely willing to sever ties with

still a

Damien after leaving

“Okay,”

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and Damien agreed to meet at her favorite

the last time she was

a cup of coffee that broke her

felt an eerie sense of familiarity upon returning

her coffee,

hadn’t seen him for

and

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he wore the familiar black suit

at her with obsidian eyes and croaked

affection.

him call her

“Hmm.”

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