CHAPTER 5 — After the Silence
CHAPTER 5 — After the Silence
Months passed.
The house was sold.
The name erased.
The past buried.
Ava learned to walk again, slowly, painfully, but without fear this time.
Ethan stayed by her side every step.
One evening, they stood on a quiet balcony overlooking the city.
“I don’t know who I am anymore,” Ethan said.
Ava looked at him.
“Then start from here.”
He turned to her.
“For what it’s worth… I’m sorry I didn’t see it sooner.”
Ava shook her head gently.
“You saw it when it mattered.”
Silence settled between them.
Not heavy anymore.
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Just calm.
And for the first time in a long time… it felt like life was finally beginning again.
