OFF LIMITS: HIS BEST FRIEND'S MOTHER
“He’ll hear it. Maybe not today, but someday.”
“I hope so.”
The hours that followed were long and gray. Outside, rain began to fall, soft, steady, relentless. I watched it run down the glass until the city blurred.
When I finally spoke again, my voice was barely there. “Do you think he’ll ever forgive me?”
Maya didn’t lie. “I think forgiveness takes time. And right now, he’s still bleeding.”
I nodded, swallowing the lump in my throat. “Then I’ll wait.”
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That night, the rain stopped, but the air stayed heavy, like the world was waiting for the next blow.