The next day, I met Tom for coffee.
“Thank you,” I said. “It must’ve been hard to tell me.”
He nodded. “It was. But you deserved the truth.”
Sitting across from Tom, I realized how much I had lost myself in Jake. But here was someone who chose honesty over comfort. It felt… refreshing.
We went from tears to laughter, shifting from pain to lightness. I wasn’t expecting it—but it reminded me that sometimes, the mess leads to something better.
New Beginnings
As we left the café, I felt lighter.
“I never thought a pizza delivery could change my life,” I joked.
Tom smiled. “Life is strange. Help shows up in unexpected places.”
And just like that, I took my first steps toward happiness again—one slice at a time.
