Life was normal again—but he wasn't the same.
He reached class early, sat near the window, and realised:
He had loved her more deeply than he admitted.
And she had changed him—taught him gentleness, patience, understanding.
In the sports room, when he missed a shot, he murmured:
"That's life for you."
Wrong directions.
Missed chances.
Unexpected outcomes.
But he wasn't stuck on her.
He was stuck on the future he once imagined with her.
And he was learning to let that go too.