“I’ve thought about that night so many times. Wondering what if… what if I had stayed.”
He nodded, his voice quiet but full of something warm and hopeful.
“We can’t change the past, Lucy.
But we have now. We’re here, sitting together, after all these years. Maybe that means something.”
I looked back at him, and for the first time in what felt like forever, I felt a flicker of hope.
“Maybe it does,” I murmured, a small smile finding its way to my face.
We sat there in silence for a moment, the memories of our past filling the space between us.
George squeezed my hand gently, breaking the silence.
“We can’t go back and change those years, Lucy,” he said softly.
“But we’re here now. Maybe we can pick up where we left off?”
I laughed, the sound almost foreign to my ears.
“Are you asking me out after all these years?”
“Maybe I am,” he replied, his grin warm and hopeful.
“How about dinner? Nothing fancy.
Just two old friends catching up.”
The thought brought a warmth I hadn’t felt in a long time.
“I’d like that,” I said. “But only if you promise not to run me over again.”
He chuckled.
“Deal. No more near-misses.”
Just a day before, I had felt lost, but now, sitting here with George, I saw a glimpse of the life I thought I’d lost forever.
I never imagined that an accident could turn into such a blessing.
Life really did have a funny way of surprising us, especially when we least expected it.
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