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Yet around her, Arizona has drawn close. Neighbors who once waved from driveways now arrive with food, flowers, and the kind of presence that doesn’t demand conversation. Friends sit with her in wordless solidarity, understanding that sometimes the greatest comfort is simply not being alone. In this fragile, uncertain chapter, Annie is discovering that while grief can isolate, love can surround, steadying each step as she learns to live with what will never be the same.
