POV: Adeline - Taking Control

POV: Adeline.

They say everyone possesses core memories—those rare, crystalline moments that carve themselves into the very foundation of who you are. They are the milestones that shape your trajectory, the memories you guard like treasures in the pitch-black of your mind when everything else is falling apart.

For as long as I can remember, every single one of mine has featured Brooks.

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