Ariana lay in a tight curl on her bed, eyes red from crying, fixated on her phone.

She drafted message after message, only to delete them time and again.

Pressing send would mean closing the chapter with Holden, something she wasn’t fully ready for despite knowing better.

Guilt consumed her, especially given Holden’s impending marriage.

How could she sustain her relationship with him?

After what seemed like an eternity of an internal battle, she sent a simple message.

“Thank you.”

throat as he read the

emoji and replied, “Why

minutes stretched, a knot of worry tightened in his

decided to call her, only

of it was

he could process

talk. Texting’s

emotions swirled in Holden, and after

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