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Chapter 69

Author: Adaririchichi
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ERICA

I sat by the window, the tattered scarf draped across my lap, its loose threads slipping between my fingers. The needle moved clumsily in my hand, weaving in and out of the worn fabric. It was slow, almost meditative work, but it kept me grounded, kept my thoughts from spiraling too far into memories I wished I could forget.

The scarf wasn’t anything special. Just a little thing my dad had given me years ago during a winter we couldn’t afford proper jackets. It had a hole now, a jagged tear running down one side. Fixing it felt symbolic—like mending the broken parts of myself. But every stitch reminded me of how fragile life had become.

Outside, the sun hung low, casting an orange glow across the city.

Mom used to tell me life was unpredictable, that even when it knocked you down, you had to find a way to stand back up. “You’re stronger than you think, Erica,” she’d say, her hands smoothing my hair when I cried over things that felt so big at the time but were nothing compar
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