You have a very nice storytelling style, @cruciform. It's not easy to forgive people who have wronged us, especially when they won't fess up to what they have done. I found this story very poignant. And you do a nice job of weaving in dialogue.

By the way, I just wanted to share that in The Ink Well, we curate up to one story per week per author. You can read the latest community updates in our recent newsletter: @theinkwell/october-2025-announcements-from-the-ink-well