Nothing snapped back into place. Nothing drifted apart either. It just continued—now with more definition than before. — Cami didn’t arrive at the same time anymore. That was the clearest change, though it didn’t feel like a disruption. More like she had stopped orbiting the space on a fixed schedule and started entering it when she naturally reached it. — That afternoon, she came in quietly. No greeting right away. No immediate acknowledgment of the room. She closed the door, stayed still for a second, then exhaled like she was settling into herself before stepping into them. “Hey,” she said finally. Ariana looked up. “Hey.” Mateo nodded. “Hi.” — Cami walked in slowly this time. Not hesitant. Just deliberate. Her bag went down in its usual place, but she didn’t sit immediately. Instead, she stood near the couch, hands loosely at her sides. “I noticed something today,” she said. Ariana shifted slightly. “What kind of something?” Cami thought about it. “Some
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