Bella As the weeks passed, things slowly returned to normal. I started talking to Ethan again, and my conversations with Damian became more frequent. Yet, despite the sense of normalcy settling in, the questions that had once consumed my thoughts remained unanswered. I told myself to be patient, to wait for the right moment when everything felt right. As time went on, I found myself spending more time with Damian. We often walked home together, and in those quiet moments, the doubts that once clouded my mind seemed to fade away. It was strange—being around him made me forget the things I wanted to ask. Maybe it was because, for the first time in a while, everything felt peaceful. Even Ethan had started to ease up, his overprotectiveness no longer as intense as before. Still, something

