At My Parents’ Anniversary Party, One Insult—and One Letter—Changed Everything

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I felt something loosen in my chest. “What did you tell her?”

“I said maybe,” Emma said. “I’m not ready to say yes. But I’m not ready to say no forever either.”

“That’s more than fair,” I said.

Emma looked at me, her eyes serious. “Do you think people can really change? Like, actually change, not just pretend?”

“I think it’s hard,” I said honestly. “I continue reading …