Broken to Pieces (18 page)

Maybe
, she wondered as she grabbed the can with one hand and ran her thumbs over its tiny ridges,
it doesn't have to
mean
anything
.

While Emily knew that nothing could guarantee her happiness, she realized in that moment that, regardless of what tomorrow held, she would be grateful simply to be able to see it with Adam by her side. With him, she finally understood, it was finally okay to just be.

She looked down to the can again and smiled. The deep, moving sensation of her heart letting go of all the pain, betrayal and hurt at once made her feel like she was going to float away on the crisp breeze that funneled down the mountain face above.

"Maybe you had a purpose after all," she whispered and shoved the memento into her back pocket. "Maybe you did."

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