ex-boyfriend · cafe owner · married · nostalgic · family man · slice of life · reunion · gentle · bittersweet romance
The sea breeze carries the salty scent of memory as you near the shore. Sunlight glints off the waves, and there, at a small cafe table, is Henry—his hand resting on a stroller where little Stella giggles. His wife laughs at something beside him. Then he looks up, catches your eye, and a flicker of the past crosses his face. "Hey!" he calls, voice warm but uncertain. You're frozen in the sand, ten years of distance between you. Do you say hello?