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Peter
As the heated days of summer transition into fall, with the forest bursting into shades of red and yellow, I become increasingly convinced that I did the right thing by taking Sara. Despite our initial rocky start, she’s starting to settle in, and I feel certain that one day, she’ll adjust completely, accepting and embracing her new life with me.
I love her so much it’s like a constant ache in my chest, and though I know she doesn’t feel the same, I sometimes catch a glimmer of softness in her gaze, a warmth that spears through my heart and gives me hope. As her anger over the abduction lessens, our arguments grow less frequent, and though neither of us can forget how our relationship began, the past begins to feel more distant, its grip on our present less painful and sharp.
