The image of Dave and Mira together was seared into her mind, a painful reminder that everything had changed. She had come to apologize, to try and mend the rift between them, but instead, she found herself facing a reality she hadn’t been prepared for. Dave had moved on, or at least it seemed that way, and now, she had no choice but to do the same.
As she drove, tears blurred her vision, but she forced herself to think clearly. She couldn’t keep holding on to the past, to what she thought she had with Dave. It was time to let go, to find her own way forward. With a shaky breath, she reached for her phone and dialed a number she hadn’t called in a while.
“Nova, it’s Cassidy,” she said, trying to steady her voice. “Can you come over?”
Nova’s voice on the other end was warm, comforting in
