Chapter 20 Where the Light Lives

It was Arielle's first birthday.

The kind of day you think will overwhelm you with noise and planning, but instead... It calmed me.

Maybe because I'd spent so much of my life surviving chaos, I'd forgotten what joy felt like when it wasn't wrapped in tension.

Today, there were no expectations.

No threats hiding in shadows.

No fear pressing

            
            

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