A Chance To Love Again

alone with Sophia , and dismisses her concerns whenever she brings them up. Sophia, desperate to hold on to the

s architecture studio, Maya, Sophia's be

quiet all week. Le

But then I saw him post a picture with that

p doing this to yourself. He's not the guy you

is? What if I just

if he's the one who's not

at her unfinished model, the w

lf reading in the library. On her

y had left her mind drained and her eyes heavy, but her heart was far too restless to think of sleep. She pulled her hood tighter over her head as the wind blew cold

d been distant for months, his once affectionate demeanor now replaced by a cold indifference that she couldn't ignore. She had tried to convince hers

lowed by a deafening crash, metal colliding with something solid. Sophia froze, her heart leaping into her throat. For a moment, she

lurred her vision, but she didn't stop. When she reached the car, she could see the damage was worse than she had imagin

trickled from a cut on his forehead, blending with the rain that seeped in through the cracked win

nged on the window. There was no response. Her hand

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o a lamppost on Elm Street. The driver's hurt-he's u

he way. Stay with the dri

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e car door. It was stuck. Panic clawed at her chest, but she forced herse

me?" she called aga

is head shifted slightly, and his eye

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"I... I

y with me. Help is on th

n: "A

n. Just hang on, okay?

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through the shattered window, her fingers brushing his shoulder. "You'r

m, asking him questions to keep him awake. She learned he had been driving home late

d gently, her eyes scanning his inj

s barely more than a twitch of his lips. "

ed back, allowing them to take over. She watched as they carefully extracted Adrian from the wreck, his bod

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.. you saved

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, but they struck Sophia deeply. She nodded, unsure of what to say. Before she could

She hadn't even thought to give her name or ask for his last name. It didn'

faint voice thanking her-it all stayed with her, lingering like an unfinished story. For a brief momen

her bed, her mind still replaying the events of the night. Despite her best efforts to push

wine her life with Adrian's in ways she couldn't yet imagine. It wasn't just a chance encounter; it was the start of s

would come to play in her life and the ways he would t