Linger
Word Count: 100
In the Shadow of Your Heart
"Genuine forgiveness does not deny anger but faces it head-on."
-Alice Duer Miller
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dedication: Eun-Jung; thank you for your wonderful review.
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She's already out of the hospital, briskly walking towards the bus stop when she hears Sanji calling out. She hears him running but doesn't stop, even as he catches up to her.
His face is red from the cold and he's panting slightly. He ran out without taking his coat and even though she's angry, she takes her scarf off and wraps it around his neck with a small frown on her face.
He takes her hand and squeezes it. "Nami, go back," he says, eyes earnest.
But all she does is break down and cry, wrapped in his arms.