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âI continued to sit in the grass, tracing the uneven edges of the cake. My fingers hovered over the silver berries. After a moment's hesitation, I cut four neat, small pieces, placing them on the edge of the wooden table.
âI decided to be better than they were. Their awkward dance of contrition had been going on for weeks now, an exhausting display of eggshell-walking and silent pleas. I knew with absolute certainty that their groveling would never be enoughâit could never erase the puncture wounds of the scars or the cold weight of the lies they believedâbut I could at least grant them this small, bitter concession. I gestured faintly toward the table, offering the cake on my own terms.
âBefore any of them could step forward, the temperature dropped to an absolute freeze.
