Ariana was nearby, absorbing every word. The idea of Holden with Sadie stirred a whirlpool of feelings inside her.

It felt like she was caught in a never-ending loop. She knew deep down she should steer clear of Holden, no matter how much he reminded her of Theodore.

Theodore was his own person, and so was Holden.

Yet, even knowing that, every mention of Holden drew her attention, like a moth to a flame.

Shaking her head, Ariana mentally told herself to snap out of it.

With Holden’s wedding around the corner, both of them were starting new journeys. She needed to focus on her own path ahead.

In the afternoon, Ariana and Mitchel snuck away with Melon to check out a local kindergarten.

Having made up their minds to make Eleymond their home again, they knew they couldn’t overlook Melon’s schooling.

They had checked out quite a few decent kindergartens in the past. In the end, they settled on the nearest one. Melon was set to start there in a week.

When he was in Melcorn, Melon had missed out on kindergarten because of his health, spending more days in hospitals. He didn’t have many friends. So now, the idea of school was new and exciting to him.

both Mitchel and Ariana with questions. “So, does

grinning, answered, “Absolutely! Kindergarten’s a bit like summer camp. You’ll be

Mitchel’s arm, saying, “Is school fun? Are

grinned at him. “You’ll not only play with other kids but

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wide. “Like what?

sorts of things,” Mitchel began, playfully

when you pick up something new, you can come back and share

Melon declared, his chest puffed

awesome in kindergarten maybe we can get you some toys, head to a theme park, or even camp

“Mr. Chadwick,

Mitchel just

steps behind, Ariana multitasked, tapping on

up, she watched the duo, a warmth growing

really did

she could juggle it all solo. Yet, she saw that there were things only a dad could bring to the table, moments and memories a

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