Beyond the Chains
He closed his eyes and wrapped an arm around her, pulling her closer, as he spoke quietly.
"I'm alright, sweetheart," he whispered, his voice filled with a mixture of gratitude and affection. "Just talking about it brings up some old, painful memories, but I'm fine. I'm sorry you had to hear all that..."
Shush. I'm here, Trayaksh. You can talk to me about it. You know there's a famous quote by Paulo Coelho. It's something like "Don't forget: Beautiful sunsets also need a cloudy sky."
She said, squeezing his hand in a reassuring gesture as her small hand held his big hand on its own, spreading a bright smile on his face for the first time in years.
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