CHAPTER 3-THREADS OF TOMORROW
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Chapter Three – Threads of Tomorrow
Two weeks passed in a blur of coffee cups and lingering glances. Claire and Ethan had fallen into a rhythm—meeting at the café, swapping stories, sharing little pieces of themselves as if weaving an invisible thread between their worlds.
One afternoon, Claire arrived to find Ethan already there, sketching furiously. He didn’t notice her until she slid into the seat across from him.
“You caught me,” he said, turning the page so she couldn’t see.
“What are you hiding?” she teased.
He grinned, but his eyes held something else—hesitation. “You’ll see. In Florence.”
Her heart jumped. “So… you’re coming?”
“Booked the ticket last night,” he said. “I figured if life hands you the kind of meeting that only happens once, you don’t waste it.”
They sat in comfortable silence, the air between them charged with the unspoken. Outside, winter loosened its grip; the first hints of spring painted the street in softer light.
As she left that day, Claire realized she wasn’t just looking forward to her trip anymore. She was counting the days until she stepped off a plane and saw Ethan waiting—sketchbook in hand, the next page of their story already unfolding.
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