POV: Maya - Six Months LaterI stood at the gateway at dawn, watching the world wake up in two different ways. On the Earth side, the sun rose over Washington DC, painting the sky in familiar oranges and pinks. On the old world side, the sky swirled with colors that still didn't have names, beautiful and impossible.The gateway has become my favorite place. Not because of what it was, but because of what it represented. Connection. Choice. The proof that even impossible things could become real if enough people believed in them."You're up early," Alexei said, joining me with two cups of coffee. The soul bond had told him I was here before he'd even opened his eyes. Six months together and we'd learned to read each other through the connection like reading a favorite book."Couldn't sleep," I admitted, taking the coffee gratefully. "Too much thinking.""About?""Everything. How we got here. What it cost. Whether it was worth it."Through the bond, he felt my complicated emotions. No r
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