Her words feel… important.
“It’s not the title of wife that changes things, Clara. That’s what people do with that title.”
I swallow, because that… makes sense.
“If they stop trying, if they stop taking care of each other… If they stop looking at each other… Then yes, everything cools down. But not because of the marriage itself, but because of the decisions they make within it.”
My eyes well up, because suddenly… The fear feels less overwhelming.
“But I also want you to understand something else.”
She says, her tone more serious. Deeper.
I look at her.
“I want you to be happy, as long as things work between you.”
My breath catches for a second.
“But…” She pauses. “The day you feel there’s no going back… That you’re no longer happy… That you’re losing yourself…” She squeezes my hand tighter. “That day, don’t hesitate to leave.”
I blink in surprise.
“Mom…”
“Listen to me.” She says, not letting me interrupt. “Love shouldn’t be a prison. Or an obligation. It should be a place where you want to be, not where you feel you have to stay.”
Chapter 296 Real Fears
I feel a tear slide down my cheek.
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“I don’t want you to endure out of habit. Or out of fear, or because of what others will say.”
Her voice softens again.
“I want you to always choose yourself. Even if that means letting go.”
My chest tightens, but it doesn’t hurt. It feels… liberating.
“And the same for him.” She adds. “That you both be where you truly want to be. Not where you think you should be.”
I nod slowly, letting it all settle inside me.
“Thank you…” I whisper.
She smiles and gently wipes away my tear.
“You don’t have to have everything figured out today. You just have to be sure of one thing.”
“Of what?”
“That you want to be there. With him, now…”
I take a deep breath. And for the first time since I woke up… The fear doesn’t disappear. But it settles, it shrinks.
“Yes…” I say with a certainty that comes from deep within. “I want to be with him.”
My mother nods.
“Then that’s enough.”
She leans down and kisses my forehead. I close my eyes for a second. And I let that moment embrace me. Because yes… I’m afraid, but I also have something stronger. The decision to love and to choose myself at the same time.
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Chapter 237: A Footprint in Me
The day series bus rosen because has to Bur because can sleep.
fri standing in fight of the wow my sort sill unbuttoned wanding the city
slowly begin to ser
New York Always in motion, always horny Burt today. Today feels different more… distar off all of that no longer maten so much
I take a deep breath and run a hand over my face
Today is the day’
I don’t know, I think this day is so special that feel emotional sentimerral frenes something about it that gives me a lump in my throat
“Again, my wife I murmur to myself And yet it still doesnt aute feel real
I hear movement behind me, the door opens
“I knew you were swake
My mother’s voice makes me turn toward her She enters with a gentle smile, sosening me as if I were still the child who used to run through the hallways of the house
1 couldn’t sleep. I admit it, and she nods. That’s normal.. exciting days often bring a little anxiety. You must be very happy, aren’t you?
She comes closer and straightens the collar of my shirt with that automatic gesture she’s always had.
“You look just like your father did on our wedding day
That makes me stop.
“Really?”
She smiles nostalgically.
“Yes, with that same mixture of excitement and fear you try to hide”
I let out a soft laugh.
I’m not scared”
Of course you are
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She answers without hesitation, and I can’t argue with her. Because deep down… she’s right. it’s not fear of getting married, it’s fear of everything that comes with it. What comes next is doing it right, not failing
My real fear lies in that, in doing everything as it should be done…. because I know I only have
one chance this time
Your father was like that too Go on. She sits on the bed, looking at me. “But he never said it
out loud
Toross my arms.
He never said many things out loud… you know how he was.”
No but he showed them in his own way, the way he knew how.”
And that That hits me differently Because my father was always like that, a man of few words. But of firm decisions, of presence, of responsibility.
He built everything you see today from scratch.”
My mother says, as if she were reading my mind.
He had nothing when he started… when we met, he was just another worker, but a disciplined one, driven, passionate, Someone with a strong character… and a clear vision.”
I nod slowly.
‘I know
And you inherited that.”
Hook up at her.
“You don’t have to be perfect today, Ethan.” She says gently. “You just have to be yourself.”
Her words stay with me, settling somewhere deep inside my chest.
“Thanks, Mom”
She gets up, comes closer, and smooths my hair as if no time has passed.
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“I’m proud of you.”
I swallow, because that… That really weighs on me.
“And I know he is too, even if he doesn’t say it.”
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