After the divorce, she lived in a storage unit. One night, she heard a knock from the other side of the wall, and what followed left her frozen…

But the pain was so great that it made me forget that. Thank you for reminding me that behind the loss, there is still love. She folded it carefully, and placed it in the crack in the wall where it all began.

A farewell, and a thank you to someone whose name she would never know, but whose presence had changed everything. With trembling hands, Livia picked up the phone. Daniel’s number was still on speed dial, even after all these months.

She took a deep breath and pressed the button. One touch. Two.

Three. Livia. His voice was hoarse, surprised.

She closed her eyes, letting the familiarity of that voice envelop her. How much time had she wasted running away from him when they could have been facing the pain together? Daniel. Her voice came out choked.

Can you find me? There was a moment of silence that seemed to last an eternity. I never stopped looking for you. Six words.

Six simple words that shattered the last wall she had built around her heart. They arranged to meet at the end of the afternoon, at the same cafe where they used to go on Sundays, before taking Alice to the park. The place where they saw each other for the last time before the divorce.

Livia arrived first. She chose a table near the window, where she could watch people passing by. Every face that appeared at the door made her heart leap.

And then, he was there. Daniel looked thinner, with more grey hairs than she remembered. But his eyes, the same eyes that had hurt her so much because they reminded her of Alice, now seemed like a comfort.

A connection to what they had created together, to the love they shared. He approached slowly, as if afraid she might disappear at any moment. He sat in front of her, his hands restless on the table…