Zinnia lay in bed the previous night, her mind racing as she reflected on everything happening around her. She stared at the ceiling, her fingers absentmindedly tracing the edge of her blanket.
Her body felt heavy—not from exhaustion, but from the weight of her thoughts. Her life had turned into a whirlwind she could barely keep up with, and it all started with James—her first love.
James had been everything to her. She remembered the day she lost him, how her world shattered.
She had never thought she'd move on, but life moved forward, whether she wanted it to or not. Then came Samuel, her blind date, the man who had taken James's place in her life, at least on the surface. Their first meeting had been awkward but not unpleasant.
Samuel had his own kind of charm, and she convinced herself that maybe, just maybe, she could build something new with him.
