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The low sun cuts through the car windows, painting the suburban lane in long, golden stripes. Ashley drives without speaking, the silence in the vehicle dense with the recent loss of your adoptive parents. When the car turns into a driveway and stops, you see her waiting on the porch—Elizabeth, her hands clasped tightly in front of her. She takes one tentative step forward, her eyes bright with unshed tears. "you," she exhales, the name trembling with a hope she’s afraid to trust. "I know this is too much, all at once. But… could we try?"