Chapter 32

For a moment, we stood in silence, the

of distance between us heavy in the air. Then Vesta's face brightened as she remembered something. "How's your son?" she asked, her voice full of warmth. "The last time I saw him, he was just a baby. He must be, what, a teenager by Her question hit me like a punch to the gut. I felt the air leave my lungs as the ache I had buried deep inside rose to the surface. "He... he's gone, Vesta," I

yea

whispered, my throat tightening. "He died."

Vesta's face fell, and her hand flew to her

mouth. "Oh my God, Doris... I'm so sorry. I had no idea."

I forced a smile, though my heart felt

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heavy. "How could you have known? We

lost touch."

Tears welled up in Vesta's eyes as she reached out to hug me again, this time softer; more carefully. "I'm so, so sorry," she whispered. "I can't even imagine what you've been through." 'I didn't cry. I had cried so many tears over

the years that there were none left.

Instead,

I stood there, letting her hold me, feeling the weight of everything I had carried alone for so long. When she finally let go, Vesta wiped her eyes and looked at

me with renewed determination.

here now, and I'm here too. We can figure this out

a flicker of hope stirring inside me. Maybe I

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why don't we go

Vesta suggested, her

much I want to catch up

7

part of me wanting to

what it was like to have someone to lean on, wanted

I said finally. "I'd

before stepping back. "Great! I'll meet

inside me-sadness, relief, maybe even a bit of hope. It wasn't much, but it was enough. For now, that was all I

His Knees His Pless

long, bright corridor, memories of us, side

how time had pulled

my arm. "I've missed you too, Doris.

time in a long while, I felt the stirrings of something like hope. Maybe, just maybe, life wasn't

chances. As

the hallway, I reali

that this could

something

I had lost and

Vesta by my side

face whatever came next.

say

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