Test of Fortitude

Two young souls-tender in age but weathered in experience-walk a path shadowed by hardship. From early on, life did not cradle them gently; instead, it carved out wounds where there should have been innocence. They faced betrayal when they still believed in promises, and they learned to cry in silence, so no one would call their pain weakness.

The future, however, remains elusive. It flickers like a distant light-sometimes warm, sometimes cruel. They hope, yes, but it's the kind of hope that trembles. The kind that knows tomorrow isn't guaranteed. They're still walking. Still breathing. Still trying. But some nights, when the world feels too quiet, one wonders if they'll make it. And the other doesn't have the words to say they will.

Maybe they find peace. Maybe they find each other. Or maybe... this is just where the story pauses-unfinished.