Tears filled my eyes—but this time, they weren’t from pain.
They were from something else.
Something stronger.
Hope.
Because in that moment, everything became clear.
I hadn’t lost everything.
I hadn’t been abandoned.
I had been given something more.
A new beginning.
A reason to keep going.
A love that didn’t depend on anyone else.
And suddenly… Michael leaving didn’t feel like the end of my story.
It felt like the moment I was finally set free.