#Chapter 112: When The Past Walks In

Aurora POV Ever since meeting that couple at the spa—and especially after talking with Elise over dinner—I can’t stop thinking about the future. My future. It’s ridiculous how one conversation with a stranger can worm its way so deep into my head. But I keep hearing her voice echo as she told me to go back to school, that life was too short not to. I keep seeing her leaning across the table, speaking with that kind of assured confidence that comes from someone who’s figured out their place in the world. It’s something I’ve always wanted for myself but have always been too scared to reach out and take. That only selfish thing I’ve ever done for myself had been running to Mexico and look how that turned out. I don’t know if it was the encouragement itself or the simple fact that she saw me as a person with potential, not just an accessory to the man sitting next to me. Dominic didn’t like it, I could see it in his eyes whenever she spoke about going to school. He had a