(Yasmin’s POV – Present Tense)

Some ghosts don’t leave when you ask them to.

They linger — soft, invisible, patient.

Not to haunt. Just to remind you what you were.

I used to believe revenge was the only way to stop the ache.

If I could make Karen feel what I felt — small, unseen, betrayed — maybe it would silence the storm inside me.

But the truth is, revenge doesn’t quiet anything.

It only teaches you how loud loneliness can be.

It’s been three months since she came to my ...