Amelia's POVI didn’t answer Gavi’s message that night.I told myself it was because I was tired, because I had done enough emotional labor for one day, because the victory of speaking my truth deserved to stand without his shadow falling over it. All of those things were true. But the deeper truth was simpler: I was afraid that if I opened that door, even a crack, I would slip back into the woman who explained herself, who justified her choices, who apologized for taking up space.So I left the message unread. Or rather, I read it—I read it four times, standing there on the landing but I didn’t let it reach me. I turned off the screen, went into my bedroom, and closed the door.The house was quiet. Through the wall, I could hear the faint sound of Damon moving, the clicks of his keyboard. I sat on the edge of the bed, still in my comfortable dress, and pressed my palms flat against the mattress.I can choose whether to answer it.The next morning, I woke to sunlight and the smell of
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