Celyne POV
The air felt different today.
Lighter… yet somehow heavier at the same time.
I wrapped my arms around myself as I walked slowly along the quiet path, my steps unhurried, my mind far from where I was. The soft rustle of leaves and the distant hum of the city should have been calming, but my thoughts refused to settle.
They never did anymore.
I exhaled slowly, staring ahead without really seeing anything.
Alexander.
My chest tightened slightly at the thought of him.
The way he had spoken to me earlier… the way he had looked at me.
For a moment, it had felt different.
Almost like before.
I shook my head faintly.
“No… not really,” I murmured to myself.
It wasn’t like before.
It could never be like before.
If anything, I was just letting my mind play tricks on me.
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