Chapter 69

• They found a bench nearby and sat down, the tension between them slowly beginning to ease. They talked about everything and nothing, catching up on the mundane details of their lives, the small moments that had filled the space between them.
• But through it all, Lucy couldn’t shake the feeling that there was still so much left unsaid. So many things she wasn’t ready to confront, so many emotions still tangled up inside her.
• But for now, she decided, this was enough. This moment, this conversation, this chance to reconnect. It was a start, and that was all she could ask for.