Chapter 22: A New Light As I walked back to the restaurant, I felt a strange lightness in my chest, like a weight I hadn’t realized I was carrying had finally lifted. The decision had been made by Karolinska. The thought of it brought a smile to my face, wide and uncontrollable, as if my happiness had taken on a life of its own.The streetlights blurred in my peripheral vision, and for the first time in a long while, I felt genuinely excited about the future. By the time I reached the restaurant doors, the smile was still there, warm and unshakable.I pushed the door open, the faint clinking of dishes and the low hum of conversation filling the space. Maggie, who was wiping down a table, looked up and froze mid-swipe, her eyes narrowing in mock suspicion.“Well, well, well,” she drawled, setting the cloth down and crossing her arms. “What’s got you beaming like that, Summers?I laughed, the sound spilling out so naturally it startled even me. “No, nothing like that,” I said, shaking m
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