“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 life

Damien must stay away

lip, held Charisa’s hand and was at

parents had both made great sacrifices for

thought that Damien was genuinely willing to sever ties with

there was still a glimmer

after leaving the

you want to

“Okay,”

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to meet at her favorite coffee

lan the last time she was

a cup of coffee that

an eerie sense of familiarity

had finished her

him for

lost weight and looked noticeably

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black suit neatly while his face

eyes and

affection.

was the first time Cherise heard him call her with such a

“Hmm.”

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