Duology Book 2: La Vie En Rose
I don’t want to go; I want to stay here, surrounded by the people who make everything brighter and easier.
They’re my world, my happiness. They’ve shown me that true friends can lift you, even after you’ve stumbled and made mistakes. No matter how flawed I am, they embrace me, seeing beyond the past. It’s like they erase all the bad memories with their kindness, making room for something better. They’ve proven that good friends can make your life genuinely better—even when family feels distant, even when it seems like you don’t quite fit in anywhere else. They accepted me wholeheartedly, filling that space with a warmth I didn’t know I needed so much.
"Are you happy, Daddy?" Ianthe’s small voice filled the room as she ran over and jumped onto the bed, wrapping her tiny arms around me. Her innocent smile made everything feel brighter, like a fleeting moment of pure warmth that I wanted to hold on to forever.