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I wake up feeling lighter than I have in years. No nightmares, no cold sweat, no pressure sitting on my chest like a boulder I can’t shake. Just… peace.
My eyes open slowly to soft light bleeding in through the curtains, and the first thing I see is her — Sophie. Lying there beside me, her hair a dark halo against the pillow, her breathing slow and even. She looks so peaceful, so still. And so beautiful.
For ten whole minutes, I don’t move. I just watch her, memorize every little detail of her face, the curve of her lips, the small furrow between her brows even in sleep. I never thought I’d get to wake up like this again — with her.
God, how did I get this lucky?
Sophie’s out cold — after our various excursions, we stayed up all night, just talking and holding onto
