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.

outside quickly snatched away the diner's

arriving home and stepping inside, the

on the verge of giving up, she had

like being lost in a dark sea and

yet was etched deeply in her heart, never to

balcony, which, as expected, was empty and

open, she looked at

pen, she struck through

never officially a couple, so it

those moments was enough to fend off

long makes it hard to adjust to normal life afterward. The sense of loss

exactly what he

the team, leaving her directionless. He had been her world, and 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

others had homes to return to, she

in one place too

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