Alright, here we go

Continuing smoothly with the same tone and pace.

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### **Chapter 123**

The weeks that followed were quiet—but not empty.

For the first time in a long while, her life moved without constant emotional noise. Mornings were hers again. She woke up when she wanted, stretched without tension, made decisions without second-guessing how they would be received.

She started taking longer walks.

She picked up habits she had abandoned without realizing—journaling at ...