THE ART OF FALLING
he repeated, as if saying it aloud made it real.
Weeks later, they returned to the gallery where everything had shifted—the place of confessions, art, and fragile truths. Nora stood in front of her favorite piece, the one Jaden had painted: the girl curled on her bed, powerful and broken, seen and loved. She turned to him, eyes reflecting the same mix of vulnerability and strength.
“I forgive you,” she said softly, voice steady. “Not because I had to, but because I want to. Because love… love is worth it.”