An Unexpected Call
Just as routine threatened to dull the edges of my world, my phone sprang to life. It was Sarah, her voice a comforting thread in the dark. “

Don’t give up,” she urged, pulsing with the energy I’d nearly forgotten. Her words were like much-needed sunlight cutting through an overcast day.
She believed in the connection still tethering Alex and me, a belief I couldn’t quite grasp alone. Her call renewed a determination in me to set things right.