*David*

As I stepped out of the room, still feeling the lingering warmth from Grace's touch, I couldn't help but feel a bit calmer than before. Whenever I was with her, the world outside seemed to cease to exist. She had this talent to make me forget about my problems as soon as she entered my line of sight, and I was starting to find it hard not to get used to this feeling of needing her to comfort me and soothe my thoughts.

When I met Grace again for the first time in ...