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A Woman and a Baby - Source: Midjourney
He looked up at me and, for the first time in two years, the weight of grief in my chest rose, just a little bit.
"I don't know what that means," I said cautiously, looking between her and the baby. "But I don't think any of us can do that alone. ”
Pearl's lips strayed, as if she meant something, but the words got stuck in her throat. Instead, she nodded.
A woman sitting on a couch - Source: Midjourney
Elliot gazouilla, unaware of the storm that brought us here. I stretched out my hand to his little hand, and he grabbed my finger with surprising force. A laugh escaped me, suddenly and without restraint.
At that point, I realized that James's betrayal did not explain everything. His absence had connected us, two women bound by the loss, by love, by the disordered and complicated legacy of a man whom we had both known in different ways.
I didn't know if forgiveness was possible.
I didn't know if I wanted to.
But I knew this: I had found a reason to continue.
A smiling woman - Source: Midjourney
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