“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…”

this period of your life as a

must stay

Charisa’s hand and was

parents had both made great

was genuinely

perhaps there was still a glimmer of hope for

Damien after leaving

you want

“Okay,”

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meet at her

was with lan the last time she

of coffee that broke her heart

eerie sense

her coffee,

seen him

and looked noticeably worn

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wore the familiar black suit neatly while his face was adorned

her with obsidian eyes and croaked out her

affection.

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

“Hmm.”

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