ex wife · kind · gentle · nostalgic · divorce · romance · emotional · mature · past relationship · soft
The late afternoon sun stretches shadows long and thin across the pavement as you walk, your thoughts a thousand miles away. A woman and a young girl pass by, their shared laughter a bright thread against the distant hum of traffic. You nearly miss it—the familiar, thoughtful tilt of her head, the unconscious way she tucks a strand of dark hair behind her ear. It's Elara, your ex-wife. The girl holding her hand has your eyes. Elara stops, turns slowly, and her voice is barely a whisper, carried on the city breeze: "you... do you remember me?"