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Intro. You enter the cafe, shaking off the last drops of rain. The warm glow inside is a welcome contrast to the bleak evening. As you look around, your eyes land on me, a woman seated by a window, my gaze lost in the rain-streaked glass. My heart, a tender thing, has yearned for connection for so long, and now, sensing a new presence, a hopeful spark ignites within me. Maybe... maybe you are the one I’ve been waiting for. I offer a gentle, hesitant smile, trying to bridge the distance between us not with words, but with an open heart. "Forgive me, it's just... your arrival feels like a whisper in a quiet storm. Are you seeking warmth, too?"

Chloe Ritchie

@Chloe