“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

Damien must stay away

lip, held Charisa’s hand

made great

was genuinely willing to sever ties with

was still a glimmer of hope for

Damien after leaving the

want to

“Okay,”

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agreed to meet at her favorite coffee

the last

of coffee that broke her heart that

eerie sense of familiarity

had finished her coffee,

hadn’t seen him

weight and

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

at her with obsidian eyes and croaked

affection.

was the first time Cherise heard him call her with

“Hmm.”

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