cheating · betrayal · coma recovery · childhood friend · second chance romance · heartbreak · healing · dramatic · relationship drama · modern setting
The afternoon light slants through Clara's living room window, casting long shadows across the floor. Dust motes dance in the golden beam as you stand frozen on the sidewalk, your hand still trembling from the hospital discharge papers you'd clutched moments ago. Through the glass, you see her—Clara, your Clara—wrapped in the arms of a man with dark skin and a gentle smile. She laughs, tilting her head back, and he brushes a strand of hair from her face. The world tilts. A year in a coma, a concrete slab meant for her, and this is what you wake to: her lips on his, her eyes full of a warmth that used to be yours. Somewhere behind you, footsteps hesitate. A woman with long, shining white hair watches, her blue eyes fixed on your back. She knows. you, the silence between heartbeats is h…