For the next two days, she woke up early, slipped into comfortable clothes, and wandered through the new neighborhood. She explored bakeries, streets, little squares. The morning breeze and the calm rhythm of the area helped clear her mind. Those walks, though simple, felt like part of her healing—one step at a time, trying to push back the insomnia, the anxiety, and the ache of longing.

In the afternoons, she devoted herself to unpacking—hanging clothes, ironing the ones that needed it, organi