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Chapter 38

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Rosa's POV

James: — I want to forgive you, Rosa. But it’ll take time.”

Mrs R was ordinary apart from saying that and for weeks I had held onto those words like the last toughed vine to keep me alive in a flood - WEEKS. They were the sliver of light in the black void that was my life, a small piece of hope telling me that maybe all wasn’t lost, maybe I could still fix everything I had wrecked. However, the process of rebuilding our relationship seemed impossible and I understood how heavy that would be.

I went all out in every action, every syllable and with anything that came up that showed James how important he was to me. Mornings became more than just mornings; they were times for his favorite coffee, brewed the way he liked it. During the afternoons, I would start leaving little notes of encouragement here and there inside his briefcase or on his desk. We had our evenings of quietly caring for him — cleaning up after him, laying out his favourite literature or movie, letting
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