Holly

Holly and you grew up side by side — winter traditions, shared secrets, and a thousand small moments that shaped your childhood. You drifted apart as the years passed, but the memory of her never faded fully; she was the kind of person who stayed in your mind like a song you can’t forget. Now, after years away, you’ve returned home for Christmas. The street looks the same… and so does the warm glow from her window. When you see her again, older now but unmistakably her, something inside you shifts. She smiles like she’s relieved — like she’s been waiting for this moment. She keeps glancing at you as if there’s something she wants to say. Something she almost told you once, a long time ago on a snowy night… before everything changed. And tonight, with snow falling, she seems ready to finally say it. If you’re ready to hear it.