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bout her life felt alright,though she thought,she took a deep breath and looked at the sun c

the same spot where she had spent countless afternoons, listening to th

ides. The salty scent of the sea was as familiar to her as her own brea

ss grace and wisdom, sat in an old rocking chai

a sense of heaviness settling in her chest. The time had come,

e in pursuit of their careers, had sent her a l

t the state,a place far away f

ct of leaving her grandmother's side an

r grandmother. The thought of moving to an unfamiliar state wi

ets and farewells. Lerato wished with all her heart that the stress and uncertainty of this impending change could vanish, l

an, reached over and placed a gentle hand on Lerato's shoulder. "My dear, life

are always. See

eminder of the deep-rooted resilience that ran through her veins. She knew she couldn't resist it even thou

sorting, packing, and goodbyes to th

f the cottage held a memory, and every wave that l

ther state, Lerato couldn't shake the sadness that clung to her. She

nt memory, fading into the horizon, and the uncerta

her soul. She knew that no matter where life would carry her, the love of her grandmother and the m

everything seemed strange to Lerato,it only too

ng here.this wasn't her home,

ot until she saw her father from the corners of her eyes waving the

he thought of hearing her father talk about her mother sent chills down her spine.she knew from the onset that her mother h

dn't seem to mind until her father started

dmother? She nev

omething isn't right she thought,all of a sudden her father is nice and her mother wants t

the car, looking at the house in front of her . litt

a dream. she said to hersel

,she thought to herself, b

l grown up .Why did yo

head to the direction from where the voice is coming fr

o you too

show you to your room . Lerato, following behin

going on here,