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.

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

hope stirring inside me. Maybe I didn't have to go through this

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why don't we go

Vesta suggested,

I want

7

of me wanting

another part, the part that remembered what it was like to

I said finally. "I'd like

once more before stepping back. "Great! I'll meet you after your appointment. We've got a lot to talk

feeling a strange mixture of emotions swirling inside me-sadness, relief, maybe even a bit of hope. It

His Knees His Pless

into a long, bright corridor, memories of us, side by side, taking on

inseparable, like sisters. It was strange how

and she reached out to gently touch my arm. "I've missed you

felt the stirrings of something like hope. Maybe, just maybe, life wasn't

chances. As

the hallway, I reali

realized that

something new-a chance

had lost and heal

With Vesta by my side again, maybe I could find the strength

face whatever came next.

say anything

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