Pieces

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Группа авторов. Pieces

The Awakening

The Crossing of Paths

Hold my Hands

Mistaken Identity

Bonding

The Walk of Truth

Flip cards

Rebirth

Opening the Circle

Between Desire and Decision

The final moment

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The next day, I returned to the hospital room earlier than usual, driven by the stubborn loyalty that had carried us through scrapes and silences. He was awake, propped slightly against the pillows, his eyes distant but restless. The machines kept their steady rhythm beside him, indifferent to the storm inside his head.

I pulled my chair close, the same way I had yesterday, shoving down the frustration that he lit up for her memory but not for years of shared history, and leaned forward. “It’s me again,” I said softly. “I want to try something.”

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“Do you always stare at strangers that long?”

I should have laughed. I should have denied it. But my voice betrayed me with honesty I didn’t plan.

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