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Sidney's POV I didn't know how things had gotten to this point. I had waited for her, hoping she'd find the courage to open that door and explain what Natalie had said. That's all it would've taken—a simple explanation, and I would have believed her. But why had it ended like this? Watching her walk away, I was hit with a stark realization: Amber was gone, and I might never see her again. A searing pain rose in my chest, stealing my breath away. The feeling wasn't new. I had felt it once before—when my mother passed away. The thought terrified me. Why did Amber's departure hurt this much? Was it just because I relied on her? No, it was more than that. Far more. Maybe I cared about her more than I'd let myself admit. But she was the one who chose to leave me! I tried to focus, to s