Chapter 6: The Light in Their Eyes
Someone once said:
It’s not about how old you are, but whether there’s light in your eyes.
Back then, I thought it was just a cliché. But standing in that high-end boutique, watching Aubrey spin in front of the mirror, her eyes bright with hope, I wondered if there was something to it.
People with light in their eyes are always young.
Aubrey’s laughter was bright and unburdened. For a moment, I believed starting over was possible—that youth and happiness weren’t just for fairy tales.
Maybe I’d been wrong all along. Maybe, just maybe, it was true—at least for now.
But as I led Aubrey into the luxury store, I realized that what you see in someone’s eyes...
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