“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 as a

Damien must stay away from

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

made great

genuinely willing

a

after

you want

“Okay,”

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to meet at

was with lan the last time she

made her drink a cup of coffee that broke her heart

sense of familiarity upon returning

she had finished her coffee, Damien walked

him for a

lost weight and looked noticeably

ww

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

obsidian eyes and croaked out her name, “Cherry,” still

affection.

first time Cherise heard him call her with such a strained

“Hmm.”

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