For years, Elira had avoided one particular place.
She never talked about it much. When someone suggested driving past it, she would quietly ask if they could take another road. If the place appeared unexpectedly through a car window, she would look away.
It wasn’t because she had forgotten what happened there.
Quite the opposite.
She remembered too much.
The accident had changed her life, and for a long time, even being near the location brought back memories she wasn’t ready to face. She had spent years rebuilding her routines, reconnecting with people she loved, and learning that moving forward didn’t mean pretending the past had never happened.
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