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Cupid's Corner

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 Carly, Day 107, April 17, 2026 Carly had not heard from Akira or Paolo, so she decided to put herself out there on Cupid's Corner. She posted her profile.  So she had selected Young Adults or Adults, thinking why limit it. But the first batch of singles seemed to all be from the pool of Adults and they were not Carly's (or Watcher's) type.  Panya?! Uh, no. And aren't you married? Or a skeleton? I am just going to say No, plus he's a grouch.  Nice fish, but no.  So then she switched it to Young Adult only and got a better batch of possibilities, and some people she already knew.  Love you Juwon, but Carly would never do that to Tae. But it is good to see you. Oh Paolo, what happened to you? You never called again. And two maybes. Music Lover, that's good. Goofball, not an awful trait. There's potential. But Nelson really caught her eye. And he's romantic. Maybe, OK, yes. She asked Nelson on a date. They met for dinner in Newcrest.  Then Watcher got dis...

New Day, New Outlook

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 Carly, Day 102, March 12, 2026 After her date with Akira, Carly felt a little lost. When she went up to go to bed, she knew what the problem was. She looked at the picture and only felt the hurt she had felt when her best friend had broken his promise to never leave her alone. All the plans they had made to travel and explore, climb mountains, explore jungles, all just lies in Carly's mind. Or just kids talking. She used to tell herself there must be a reason he couldn't reach out to her, always holding onto the dream, but no more. He was a young adult, just like her, there were no excuses. She would do all those things they talked about and she didn't need him to do them. Carly: This ends now. Austin, I hope you are safe and happy in your new life. I know that I am and I am grateful for you in my childhood, but goodbye. Carly cried as she thought about giving up on him, but knew that it was holding her back. Carly thinking that putting the picture away gave her just a lit...

Change of Seasons

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 Carly, Day 101, April 11, 2026 Carly noticed the days getting colder and shorter. Snow was beginning to fall by the time she started her new job. It wasn't just the seasons that were changing, everyone was changing. Two of her friends married already. She was so happy for them, not just for the marriage part, but for their certainty in knowing they had found their forever person. How did they know that was the person for them?  Carly often struggled with whether she would ever allow her heart to truly open up to another person to know that kind of love. She believed that too much hurt, betrayal and loss resided there to ever make room for true love. She knew she didn't love Paolo, but she was glad they got to spend time together, no strings, no regrets.  As much as Carly hates winter, she did notice the beauty in the Britechster sky in winter.   And she started her new job wearing her old hair.  And she had another first. After her first day of work, she a...