The Wild Virgin (HER POV)
But that was the thing about Ram, he had this way of turning the simplest days into small, shimmering miracles.
By six, the kitchen had come alive, bathed in the scent of butter, sugar, and vanilla. Sunlight streamed through the window in lazy ribbons, catching in the fine dusting of flour that hung in the air. Two dishes cooled by the sill, and I was lost somewhere between my second and third batch of cupcakes, unplanned, unnecessary, yet utterly unstoppable.
The whisk moved in hypnotic circles, faster than it should have. Baking usually calmed me, but not this morning. Every motion was too eager, too bright, like the flutter in my chest had found a rhythm of its own.
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