LOVE UNRETURNED (Short Story)
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Last published Sat, Jun 14, 2025
In a home clouded by smoke and silence, she loved a man who never looked back. He was self-centered, harsh, and addicted-to cigarettes and to his own pride yet she stayed, brewing herbal tea with unwavering love, his cruelty worsened but her care never faded. Until one final sip... when the tea he mocked became the love he finally tasted-too late. A story of heartbreak, healing, and a woman whose love remained, even when everything else fell apart.
It's a lesson in how we take for granted the hearts that stay, ignore tears and pain then mourn them only when they're no longer near
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