Betsy folded the receipt and tucked it into Mara's palm. The gesture was small; the meaning, enormous. Outside, a delivery truck rolled by, music spilling from its open door—an old melody that sounded like forgiveness.

"You came," Betsy said, voice small and steady.

Betsy reached into her coat and pulled out a crumpled receipt—old tokens for a game they'd shared as kids, its edges softened by years. "You kept this."

"I did," Mara answered. "I couldn't finish the game knowing we'd left the final level unfinished."

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