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Chapter 42: Where It Hurts
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2025-08-11 13:30:37JANIS – POV
The park was quiet. Just as she remembered it.The old bench beneath the jacaranda tree still had Lara’s initials carved into it — a silly thing they’d done one night after too much cake and laughter. Janis stood there now, shoes digging into the wet grass, the air thick with the scent of fallen leaves and something heavier.Guilt.She took a shaky breath and closed her eyes.FLASHBACK —“Put that much pepper and I swear I’ll sue your taste buds,” Lara laughed, swatting Janis’s hand away from the sizzling pan.“It’s called seasoning, you uncultured goat,” Janis shot back, giggling as she dumped more onions in.The two of them danced around the portable stove, barefoot, hair messy, their laughter echoing through the empty park. No judgment. No boys. No secrets.Just Janis and Lara — soulmates who never needed romance to love each other.NOW —The memory made her chest cave i
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