Today, around 11:00 AM, Clara returned home after a 4-month business trip.

Small cracks where air began to enter.

The following days were not perfect.

Nothing of the sort.

There were awkward silences.

Clumsy mistakes.

Half-finished conversations.

But there were other things too.

Unexpected laughter.

Hands that offered help without knowing how.

And Clara… Clara began to change.

Not all at once.

Not obviously.

But it began.