Truth Untold
Martin booked the flight home on a Tuesday afternoon, one-way, no return ticket. The decision came quietly, without fanfare—sitting on the porch of the coastal cottage as the gray waves crashed below, the small notebook open on his lap, the last of Damien’s letters folded inside. He had read them all twice, then a third time, until the words felt like they were etched into his skin. The chain was gone from his neck, but the ghost-weight lingered, a constant ache that no amount of beach sprints or hill runs could erase. He stared at the horizon for a long time, the notebook page with his own single line—“I’m still here. Still breathing. Still yours—if you’ll wait”—staring back at him. Then he
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