A Love That Learned to Grow Love followed them gently into marriage, like a river that did not rush but knew its destination. After the wedding, after the laughter faded and the last rose petals were swept away, Lala and Daniel stepped into their honeymoon not as people escaping life—but as people beginning it. The Honeymoon: Where Love Exhaled They traveled to a quiet coastal town where mornings smelled of salt and sunlight, where the sea spoke in soft repetitions, as if reminding them that endurance could be tender. Their hotel room overlooked the ocean. White curtains danced with the breeze. At night, waves hummed them to sleep. The first morning, Lala woke to find Daniel watching her. “You’re still real,” he said, half-laughing, half-awed. She reached for him. “So are you.” Th

