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Part 7: The Unexpected Turn Weeks passed in silence between them. Then one day… Ash texted. “Hey… can we talk?” Mark stared at the message for a long time. His heart raced. Memories flooded back. But this time, something was different. He didn’t feel the same excitement anymore. Instead, he felt… nothing. Or maybe just a little bitterness. Still, he agreed to meet her. Because some endings… deserve closure.....