LOGINI remember the last time he gave me hope. It was after we joined Uni. Chloe had broken up with him for reasons known only to her. He’d shown up at my apartment one evening, looking like the world had broken him. I was so startled to see him there—Noah Woods, standing on my doorstep with red eyes and
I stay quiet, pressing my lips into a thin line. Everything inside me is fighting the whisper of his name in my head.The same man who once wished I could disappear can’t possibly be the one who waited two days for me to wake up.I want to deny it. Want to say that it isn’t him but I can’t. Not when
“Don’t ever scare me like that again,” Lilly mutters, her voice still thick with emotion but laced with a hint of her usual sass. “Or else.”A tiny laugh escapes me. “I’ll be sure not to.”She smiles faintly and for a brief moment.“Anyway,” I ask, “how long have I been out?”She leans forward again
“Hey.”Lilly’s voice pulls me back, her hand warm over mine, grounding me in the present. “You’re scaring me. Should I call the doctor?”My vision clears slowly, the sterile white walls of the hospital room replacing the foggy garden from my dream. I take shaky breaths, trying to calm the frantic rh
Mom lets out a tired laugh, rubbing her temples. “I’ll manage.”Lilly sighs and looks at her pointedly. “I mean this in the most loving way possible, but you look like shit.”“Language, young lady,” Mom scolds gently, raising an eyebrow. Then, without missing a beat, she adds, “And for the record, y
Laughter fills the air. The sun is warm on my face as I push the small swing, my hands steady on the back of a little boy with messy golden-brown hair and chubby cheeks. His laughter rings across the yard, a sound I could live in forever.“Higher, Mommy! Higher!” he squeals, kicking his tiny legs wi







