A Tapestry of Tangled Hearts

Previously

…He had applied, hoping to reclaim their shared future. Claire had applied, forging her own. And in the end, their paths had diverged, not because one had chosen to abandon the other, but because one had chosen to save herself. His anger began to dissipate, replaced by a profound sense of loss, but also, a nascent understanding. He had to let go. He had to focus on his own healing, his own path, his own future, now that he finally understood the price of his past. The tapestry of their hearts, once so intricately woven, had been irrevocably altered, and he was finally ready to acknowledge the new pattern.