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Somewhere along the way, the ache stopped chasing me.
I can't name the exact day.
It didn't vanish all at once.
It faded the way fog does-slowly, respectfully, until you realize the sun's been shining for hours and you never noticed the moment it broke through.
I stopped bracing for pain.
Stopped questioning joy.
Stopped apologizing for th