She flicked off the lights in her office, letting the darkness settle before she slowly made her way out.

On her way home, she passed by the diner she often visited alone for meals. Deciding on a whim, she parked and walked in.

Choosing a table for one, the warmth of the comfort food slightly eased the chill in her bones. The waitress, whom Sylvia had come to know, brought over a steaming cup of hot chocolate, a smile spreading across her face, "Working late again?"

Sylvia looked up with a warm smile, "Partly for the late-night hot chocolate fix."

The waitress had seen Sylvia many times but was still dazzled by her beauty, "If I looked half as good as you, I'd snag myself a rich guy and quit this grind."

Sylvia chuckled softly, "Standing on your own two feet lasts longer."

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After finishing her meal, Sylvia left the diner and drove home.

cold outside quickly snatched

inside, the darkness and silence

suddenly remembered a night when, feeling on the verge of giving up, she had come home wanting to

dark sea and suddenly spotting a lighthouse guiding

of that moment felt so surreal yet was etched deeply in her

the balcony, which,

moved to her desk, pulling out a notebook. Flipping it open, she looked at the crossed-out entries:

up a pen, she struck through

were never officially a couple, so

moments was enough to fend off a lifetime of loneliness. But could she

being an agent for too long makes it hard to adjust to normal life afterward. The sense of loss could

knew exactly

without him and the cause she had fought for, she felt utterly lost and desperate. She had once spent ten days lying in a dingy motel near the Tripe border,

homes to return to, she had

never staying in one place too long, afraid to stop and face

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