As much as everyone there was polite and incredibly kind, trying to include her in the conversations, offering smiles and making small talk, nothing seemed capable of warming the emptiness that had settled inside her. They all treated her like part of the family, but Henri's absence was impossible to ignore.

With every minute that passed without him showing up, her sense of not belonging only grew stronger.

It became harder and harder to ignore the tightness in her chest whenever she noticed A