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The Return
After ten long years, the day finally arrived. Elena returned to the village, though she was no longer the young girl who had left. She had changed. Her hair was longer, her face more mature, but her eyes—the eyes that once sparkled with youth—were now full of experience and the weight of time.
She stood at the edge of the village, where she had stood all those years ago, and waited. She had no idea what she would find when she met Thomas again. Had he moved on? Had he forgotten about her? The uncertainty was almost unbearable.
Meanwhile, Thomas, who had not left the village in all those years, stood by his window, looking out at the same view he had seen so many times before. He had never allowed himself to hope too much, yet now, as he watched the figure of Elena walking toward him, his heart skipped a beat.