Elaine
The gentle thrum of the engine was a soft melody, a quiet rhythm that matched the contentment in my chest. I hummed to myself, the sound a low, happy vibration in the car's quiet cabin. It felt so good to have seen Bran again, to finally untangle the confusing mess of feelings that had been swirling inside me for weeks. The old, familiar feelings for him were now sorted, neatly put away like old keepsakes in a box, a part of my past that I could look at fondly without any guilt or ambiguity. My future was Kave, and my heart was finally, completely ready to let go of the past and embrace him fully. I was pretty sure that what I was beginning to feel for him was something deeper, something far more profound than the affection I had shared with Bran.
It had been so easy with Bran, li
