“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

remember, Damien must stay away

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

both made great sacrifices

Damien was genuinely willing to sever ties

perhaps there was still a

Damien after

you want

“Okay,”

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meet

with lan the last time

had made her drink a cup of coffee that broke her

an eerie sense of familiarity upon

she had finished her coffee,

hadn’t seen him for

had lost weight and

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how he wore the familiar black suit neatly while his face was adorned with light

eyes and croaked out her name, “Cherry,”

affection.

heard him call her with

“Hmm.”

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