A week later, Arthur came to my door. He wasn’t angry — just uncertain. I told him I wasn’t trying to reclaim the past, only to acknowledge it. To my surprise, he invited me to a family barbecue Lucy wanted to host. That’s where I met Grace — gentle-spoken, warm-eyed, someone who understood the quiet ache of time and loss.
What began as a simple introduction slowly grew into something tender: morning walks, letters slipped between book pages, shared laughter that felt light and easy. With Grace, love didn’t arrive like a storm — it came like sunrise, soft and steady.
Months later, Lucy and I stood side by side again, this time watching the people we loved wade into the ocean. Grace slipped a seashell into my palm and said softly, “I don’t need to be first — just part of the rest of the story.”
As the tide whispered against the shore, I understood at last: Lucy and I were never meant to find our way back to the past — we were meant to find our way through it. And in that moment, holding Grace’s hand, I felt a quiet peace. Life had kept its promise after all — not by returning what was lost, but by giving me someone new to walk forward with.
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