The Rebirth of the Author
But right now, all she wanted was to hold him for a little while, hoping it would ease the ache in her heart.
She still remembered how utterly broken Sea had been when he learned of her death.
She could not bear to let someone as kind as him continue to suffer because of her.
The grown-up Sea, the one in his twenties, was different.
That older Sea had never let her realize how he truly felt.
But the Sea she was holding now was different.
He had already given her countless little signs that he was interested in her.
At first, she had not thought much about it.
However, after everything that had gone through her mind while running to find him, she realized that this life had to become differen