Anniversary Post for Hebi X3

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[A cold bed, empty sheets. A house, so familiar, she could get used to this. Her daughter, isn't she precious? Her husband, she doesn't see him much, but his presence is stronger. Reading, dreaming, escaping, Hal knocks on her door. Warmth in her lap and she holds him, cries into his shoulder. Can't do this. So many tissues, so many words. Nothing's changed, everything's changed. A letter left on his desk, a kiss goodbye. A bus in the rain. A ticket, anywhere, not here. Black, white...]


[White is the color of the dress adorning Julie's body as she comes to on the roof of the Nexus. The sky is blue, the sun is shining, and in an instant, she knows where she is, where she's returned to.]

[Slowly, the woman stands, her mind overwhelmed by everything she's been through in the past week. Nonetheless, her home here with Dave feels much more like "home" than anywhere else. Willing her mind to clear, she starts walking, going to him and being held in his arms her top priority.]


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