As the F1 weekend passed, the city shifted again, more concerts, more noise, more light. Abbie decided she’d make this summer count. She would let herself breathe for once, maybe even enjoy the brief reprieve before life pressed in again.
Back home, she kept messaging Dr. Co, updating him on her master’s progress. Her mentor’s replies, steady encouragement, reminders that her job at VerdeVista would be waiting for her, gave her fuel to keep going.
Still, the past weeks lingered in her mind. Reconnecting with Keith lingered.Her thoughts kept circling back to him when she least expected it. She caught herself wondering if there was something more there, something real, and then she’d snap out of it, scolding herself for being foolish. She wasn’t a teenager anymore. Disney fairytales weren’
