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“Her eyes sharpen as she comes fully awake. In the moonlight, I see a brief flicker of guilt, admission of her trespass, followed by a glint of something flatter and colder.”

“We’re reminded to spend the time we have left on what’s truly meaningful, to lay down the things we can’t control—things we finally realize we’ve never controlled—and live in the moment.”

“For most of us, there’s someone—one person—whose soul we know as well as our own. The one we’re meant for. The one who’s meant for us. We know it the minute we meet them. We feel it. A recognition we sense in our bones. And it never goes away . . .” She paused, blinking away a sudden shimmer of tears. “Even when they do.”