Riley’s POV
The vacation felt like it ended before it even began. I sat quietly at the station with Aria beside me, my ticket resting in my hand. My chest felt heavier than I wanted to admit. I tried to hold on to the calm I had found here, the long walks, the sound of the waves, the clean air. But my thoughts kept circling back to everything that had unfolded, things I could not easily push aside no matter how hard I tried.
I leaned against Aria’s shoulder and let out a small sigh. “I can’t believe this vacation is already over. I am going to miss this place. The beach, the serenity, even the air feels different here.”
Aria turned to me with a quick grin, her voice cutting through my mood. “Forget the air. I am going to miss the food. That alone should be reason enough to stay.”
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