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Two years sobered him. He had built a life filled with independence and small joys, devoid of the emotional chaos that once enveloped him. But past connections have a haunting way of resurfacing, and one evening they did, knocking on his door – Lorraine.
A Ghost Returns
Desperation dripped from her voice as she pleaded to speak with him after two years of silence. Despite the urge to shut her out, curiosity propelled him to allow her entrance into his life once more. Lorraine looked physically changed, stripped of her previous bravado, bearing the weight of her regrets.
Her apologetic tones tugged at him, rekindling old emotions, yet he was different now. The love he once felt seemed to flicker dimly, ensnared by the new realization that he deserved more than casual gestures.