Chapter 46 Forty Six

• When I walked through the door, the weight of everything I was feeling hit me again. My mind was still foggy, unclear about so many things. The accident had left gaps in my memory—moments I couldn’t recall—and a lot of it felt foreign, like it didn’t even belong to me.
• But one thing I couldn’t ignore was this deep, gnawing pain every time I looked at Kalix. I didn’t understand why, but the discomfort in my chest just wouldn’t go away. I couldn’t remember what caused it—but it was there. Lingering.
• Kalix was sitting on the couch, relaxed, like nothing had happened. When he heard the door open, I felt like I froze. There was a long pause before he spoke.