“That definitely helps.”
“Yep. Hey, want to go down the basement and play some games before we go to your house? Like old times?”
“Sure.” I gave Saul a big smile, and my heart fluttered for the first time because of him. It had never done this before, at least not with him. What was going on with me? Why did I feel reconnected, with new hope? But hope for what? This reunion was like a blind date because of how much he had physically changed, and his disability was an afterthought since his personality mattered the most to me. Besides, whenever I browsed the dating apps, his looks were oddly similar to the ones I’d expected in my search. In fact, it almost didn’t seem like a coincidence that Saul and I had reunited.
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Smiling while carrying the alcapurrias, I watched as Saul wheel
