“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…”

period of your

Damien must stay away from

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

had both made great

that Damien was genuinely willing

there was still a glimmer of

Damien after leaving the hospital

want to

“Okay,”

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agreed to meet at her favorite

the last time she

had made her drink a cup of coffee

felt an eerie sense of familiarity

her coffee,

hadn’t seen him for

lost weight and looked

ww

black suit neatly

and

affection.

heard him call her with

“Hmm.”

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