"You're late," Elias said, his voice a little rougher than he intended.
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He reached out, his fingers brushing hers. "We missed it the first time, didn't we?" "You're late," Elias said, his voice a little
He didn't have to look up to know it was Clara. Some rhythms are burned into the soul—the way she shook her umbrella, the specific cadence of her boots on the hardwood. "We missed it the first time, didn't we
As the cafe's radio began to play a soft, acoustic melody, Elias looked at their hands on the table, inches apart. The fear of another "goodbye" was there, but it was smaller than the ache of the last decade. He realized that they weren't the same people who had walked away; they were older, scarred, and finally wise enough to know what a second chance looked like.