Damien’s POVThe next day, I found her standing in the middle of the shop, sleeves rolled up, hair tied back loosely, a pencil tucked behind her ear.She looked… busy. Focused. Alive. Perhaps even glowing. For a while, I remembered last night. How terrible I felt about what I’ve done to her. How her pain seemed to burden my heart. And yet toward the end, it was liberating.She stood there staring at the walls like they were already dressed—imagining shelves, racks, mirrors, stories. Every few seconds, she scribbled something down, stepped back, tilted her head, then nodded to herself.I didn’t interrupt right away.I watched.Not like I used to—calculating, planning three steps ahead, thinking about outcomes and contingencies. This time, I just let myself see her. The way she chewed lightly on the pencil when she was thinking. The quiet confidence in her posture. The fact that this—this space, this future—was hers.“Taking notes on the walls now?” I said lightly.She startled, then l
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