Rekindle Moment

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t heavier now. Lila. Jonah. Her children. Her loss. And Kennedy's quiet, steady

before corners, how his steps were silent - the movements of someone who had learned to live un

made coffee while Kennedy

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of them are asleep, some of them are pretending. And a few..."

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grounding herself. "St

ople were vanishing. Stories being erased - not just from headlines, but from minds. You'd reme

stomach

ied to preserve truths - memories, timelines, names.

st the counter.

just what happened - who happened.

. "You're saying I'm som

knew you'd matter. That's why they

went

knew that when I was near you, things felt right. Stable. Safe. But

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quietly, or stay and let you be taken too. So I van

d. "You left me to fa

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I raised a daughter who asks every night why

ith trembling hands. "If I

here because I need you to fix the past, Kenned

. "Then you need

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sitated. "

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they tried to erase.

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is named after her. Because she became th

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her... she fought back. Hard. Something went wrong, and the town became... fu

's what you meant by 'Kennedy-Victo

place. She's both. A living memory. A failsa

y. "You're saying... my d

quietly. "That's why I asked you to come alo

of everything sinking into her bon

anger you're in. But you're already in

the win

y, moving to the door

panic rising. "W

d frightened in his eyes. "They know y

d ran cold. "

r. "Safe. For now. But

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