The quiet hum of the city could be heard faintly from their study, the windows open to let in the cool evening breeze. The world outside had changed, grown, and evolved over the years, but inside the walls of their home, time seemed to move at its own pace. Arabela sat at the desk, her fingers lightly tracing the edges of a leather-bound journal—a gift from Yilmaz on their tenth anniversary.This journal had been with her through the ups and downs of her life, capturing the moments that had defined her journey. But today, as she looked at it, she realized that the words within it had come full circle. They had once been filled with worry, fear, and uncertainty, but now, those pages told a different story—one of love, resilience, and triumph. A word had changed for Arabela, and that word was “hope.”---#### **The Return of the Dream**It had been many years since she had first put pen to paper in this journal. Back then, her dreams had been shaped by the idea of breaking free from th
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