第六章 (第18/20页)

,yetamidsttheblueprintsaherelingeredainesshecouldn''''tdefine.

    Theirpathsdivergedandvergedlikethreadsinanintricatetapestryuntiloefulday,serendipitywovetheirdestiogether.

    Itwasarainyafternooheireyesfirstmet,ethereaingamidstthemistyveilofraindrops.Sophia''''sumbrelfalteredagainstthewind,andinthatbriefmomentofvulnerability,Ethanreachedout,hishandbeinghershelterfromthestorm.

    Theirversationflowedeffortlessly,asiftheyhadknowneachotherforalifetime.Witheverysharedughandwhisperedsecret,thewallsaroundtheirheartsbegantocrumble,revealingtherawvulnerabilitythatbouogether.

    Daysturoweeks,andweeksintomonths,astheyexploredthecityhandinhand,dischiddenge