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His gaze flickered, and he let go of her, stepping back. “It’s fine.” he said quickly. “I’ll see you later.”

You’re sure? Sarah pressed, concerned.

Alex thought to himself. “I have to go to Linda’s game tonight anyway. If she comes home early, you’ll just nag me not to play

with her.”

Sarah raised an eyebrow but decided not to push further. “Alright then. Go on in, and don’t keep your teacher waiting.”

“Okay.” Alex gave her a quick grin before running inside.

Just before he disappeared, he called out. “You should visit school more often–I’ve been doing really well!”

Sarah waved after him, her smile lingering even as he disappeared into the classroom.

She stood for a moment, watching through the window as Alex joined his classmates and began his training exercises with the same determination he always had.

Her thoughts were interrupted by the buzz of her phone.

BETA Cody had requested a meeting, reminding her that today was the handover for her current responsibilities.

With a final glance at the schoolyard, she turned and headed toward the office.

As Sarah walked out of the school gates, she couldn’t help but glance back one last time at the colorful chaos of children playing and chatting.

Alex had already disappeared into his classroom, but the image of his proud grin lingered in her mind.

sighed softly, her heels clicking against the pavement as she made

she adjusted the rearview mirror and started the

of the parking

had clung to her and then so quickly let go, brushing off his emotions with a cheerful

light, she glanced at her phone on the passenger seat, the memory of Alex and Linda’s messages

the surface, but Sarah couldn’t shake a nagging

though it wasn’t necessarily negative, it was… different.

spirited and competitive, qualities Alex

couldn’t help but wonder if his eagerness to impress Linda was overshadowing other important lessons–kindness, humility, patience.

displayed today was harmless for now, but what if

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back into traffic, the weight of

her head slightly, trying to push away

child, figuring out his emotions in the

was her job to guide him, not overanalyze every

office building came into view,

time to let her mind wander

responsibilities to address, and Megan to familiarize with the ins and outs of

into the parking lot and turned off the

boy had a way of making her rethink

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