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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."

one will be there

relaxed them. "I don't know how to move on. Everything I believed in everything I thought

...

shaped me -they aren't here anymore. And Eric ... the person who used to keep me grounded... he's gone too. He's fallen

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

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need to live for yourself, Kelly. You cant

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his words, and the tears began to fall, one by one, hitting the floor with soft

silence, letting her feel whatever

there was

could do was sit

soft but strong. "No one gets it perfect. No one knows everything from the start. Love, friendship, family... they're

let that sink in, then added, "Appreciate the people who are there for you. Cherish the ones who love you. Take in every moment, because that's all we really have

streetlights of Seaville casta soft glow over the empty sidewalks, and the

sharp with the scent of

as she walked slowly down the familiar

When

here, on her own, carrying the weight of so

Kelly

saw her. 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

She wasn't alone. She still had them, the ones who had fought by her side, who knew the battles that no one

Kelly," Melody added, pulling her into a

"A little something to mark the new beginning," he said, the

She couldn't help

best news, right?" His words were meant

she couldn't shake. She appreciated their kindness. Ens in wasn't enough to fill the hollow

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