When I left the hospital that day, my routine check-up forgotten, I knew that nothing was certain, that the road ahead would be fraught with challenges. But as I glanced back at Claire, still seated in her corner, I saw a flicker of the strength and resilience I’d always admired. We were embarking on a new journey, one fraught with uncertainty, but one that, for the first time in a long time, we would face together.
And in that, there was a glimmer of hope, a chance at redemption, and perhaps, a way forward.
