Love carries a weight, heavier than silence,
yet within its burden lies the light—
a promise that even in trials,
two hearts can keep each other whole.
— — —
Alliah sat by her bedroom window that morning, the curtains slightly parted, allowing the gentle light of dawn to wash across her face. She had hardly slept, her thoughts restless. The documents she had been gathering for her annulment lay scattered across the desk beside her bed. The process was slow, tedious, and far heavier than she imagined. Each signature, each affidavit, each requirement carried not only legal weight but the memories of years she wished she could forget.
Yet despite the heaviness, her phone lit up once more.
“Good morning, Love ,” Jamiro’s message read, followed by the smiling emoji he never failed to add
