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Chapter 104 Deadbeat

Kelly didn't return to her apartment.

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Instead, she walked slowly to the building where Zev had arranged for her to meet with his therapist.

The door opened to a quiet, tastefully furnished office. Samuel Kingsley, the therapist, greeted her with a warm smile. His calm presence immediately put her at case. He poured her a cup of coffee and gestured toward a chair. "I've heard things have been tough. Are you feeling better?"

"It's been sorted," Kelly said, her voice steady, though her eyes betrayed the storm she tried to hide.

Samuel raised an eyebrow, his smile fading slightly. "Zev didn't come with you? He left you to handle this alone?"

Kelly paused, her fingers tightening around the edges of the cup. "Zev ... he's gone. Disappeared."

Samuel's smile faltered for just a second before returning. "Don't worry. That boy's tougher than anyone gives him credit for. He's always running off. The longest he's been gone was five years. He always comes back."

Kelly blinked, allowing the words to sink in.

Zev was tough.

He would come back.

But right now, her heart felt heavier than it had in a long time.

"Doctor... I got divorced today. I signed the papers."

Her voice trembled, but she forced herself to speak.

She told Samuel she could talk again. On the day she left the hospital.

Samuel leaned forward, his eyes soft. "You're not broken, Kelly. You're still whole. Your body, your mind- they're intact. What you need now is strength. You've been through something hard, but you're still standing."

will be there for you

hands tightly together, then slowly relaxed them. "I don't know how to move

...

are gone. My teachers, the ones who shaped me -they aren't here anymore. And Eric ...

but kind. "Don't expect your happiness to come from anyone else. People change. People disappoint. And even when they love you, you might not be able to love them back the same way. You understand that, don't you?" His words landed hard. Kelly's eyes lowered, and she nodded slowly. "Zev loves you," Samuel continued, his voice gentle. "But you didn't. return that love in the way he deserved. That's something

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to live for yourself, Kelly. You cant rely on anyone else to do that for

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the weight of his words, and the tears began to fall, one by

in silence, letting her feel whatever it

was nothing

thing you could do

long silence, his voice soft but strong. "No one gets it perfect. No one knows everything from the start. Love, friendship, family... they're all messy.

you. Cherish the ones

of the therapist's office, night had already fallen. The streetlights of Seaville casta soft glow over the empty sidewalks, and the evening air was cool against her

and the wind, sharp with

walked slowly down the familiar old

the quiet. When she

she'd find herself here, on her own, carrying

Kelly

The tension in her chest eased a little as they smiled at her, their presence a small comfort. "We got you some dimmen Melody said, handing her a

smile fragile but real. She wasn't alone. She still had them, the ones who had

added, pulling her

up a small cake. "A little something to mark the new beginning," he said,

nodded, but her thoughts wandered. She couldn't help

eyes searching hers with a quiet understanding. "He's fine. No news is the best news, right?" His words were meant to soothe,

couldn't shake. She appreciated their kindness. Ens in wasn't enough to fill the hollow feeling in her chest. She followed Melody

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