Beyond The Canvas

2: Forbi

hey had laughed and joked, their banter flowing effortlessly, like a well-rehearsed dance. As the night w

e. Sophia felt a flutter in her chest, a sensation she hadn't experienced in a long time. She pushed the fe

voice laced with curiosity, "what brings

s sparkling with amusement. "You mean a c

. "Well, someth

drifting to his painting on the wall. "And the people-w

d forgotten her phone and her clutch on the table. "Oh

arm. "I'll escort you back to the

rt with Jack, like they were old friends reuniting after years apart. T

le faltered. Her fiancé, Richard, stood bes

asked, his tone laced with possessivene

Richard, forgotten about her engagement, forg

phia stammered, feeling like a teena

es lingering on the artist's paint-spl

evous glint in his eye. "Jack Sm

rm, his smile tight. "Rich

sed to someone else. She felt a pang of guilt, a flutter of unease, as she r

ke, that she had just awakened a part of herself she had long suppressed. Little did she know,

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