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A Bridge Beyond Time
"Words are bridges that connect us, even across the chasm of time and space."
~Zoë Kaià
My heart raced as I stepped into the small, cluttered room. The air carried a faint scent of mothballs mingled with something sweet, like the cookies my Lola used to bake on rainy afternoons. It felt like stepping into a memory—a snapshot of a life I hadn’t visited in years. Dusty shelves lined with books, faded curtains hanging loosely by the window, and the squeaky rocking chair in the corner whispered secrets of a forgotten past. But it wasn’t nostalgia that brought me here today. It was the letter.
The brittle envelope, its edges frayed and ink fading, trembled in my hands. My knees felt weak as I moved toward the chair, the same chair where she used to sit and read to me when I was little. It was from my mom. I hadn’t seen her in over a decade, yet somehow, she’d found a...
~Zoë Kaià
My heart raced as I stepped into the small, cluttered room. The air carried a faint scent of mothballs mingled with something sweet, like the cookies my Lola used to bake on rainy afternoons. It felt like stepping into a memory—a snapshot of a life I hadn’t visited in years. Dusty shelves lined with books, faded curtains hanging loosely by the window, and the squeaky rocking chair in the corner whispered secrets of a forgotten past. But it wasn’t nostalgia that brought me here today. It was the letter.
The brittle envelope, its edges frayed and ink fading, trembled in my hands. My knees felt weak as I moved toward the chair, the same chair where she used to sit and read to me when I was little. It was from my mom. I hadn’t seen her in over a decade, yet somehow, she’d found a...
