When a barn owl she’d cared for was finally released, she wiped her tears and whispered goodbye as it lifted into the sky.
I watched her and felt something I hadn’t let myself feel in years:
Pride without fear attached to it.
Then, in college, she met Caius.
He studied engineering.
He laughed easily.
And he loved her without hesitation.
Elin tested him.
Not with games.
With small, quiet checks:
- Would he get tired of the logistics?
- Would he treat support as obligation?
- Would he disappear when life got inconvenient?
He never faltered.
When she announced their engagement over breakfast, I nearly dropped my coffee.
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