d to keep busy with schoolwork, but there was always something missing-a void that could only be filled by Max. She often found herself

r heart skipped a beat. She turned around frantically, her eyes scanning the crowd. And there, sitting near a tree, was a smal

x had somehow fou

is tail, leaping toward her, his eyes filled with joy and recognition. Ellie wrapped her arms around him tightl

r that no matter how far apart they we

ht on her chest felt lighter. She realized that Max was never really gone; he had been with her all along in her heart. And now, i

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