A while ago...
Hope caught up to him. "Daniel, wait!"
Daniel sighed and stopped, taking off his ring and handing it to her. "We're done, Hope. I suggest you move on too."
"But Daniel, I'm pregnant," Hope said, frowning.
Daniel sighed. "Hope... What do you want from me?"
"I want you to stay..." Hope said, tearing up.
"I already told you, we're through. We're divorced, and I'm moving on," Daniel stated.
"But...but-" Hope teared up.
"There it is again. Hope, in the real world, not everything always works out. Now, I'm going to go meet Jennifer. Good luck," Daniel said, patting her head and walking off.
Hope froze, not chasing him this time. She looked down at the ring in her hand and teared up. She took off hers and put them in her pocket, slowly sitting down and running a hand through her hair.
"Why does everyone always leave?" Hope whispered, shivering slightly.
Veracity walked over and put a jacket around her shoulders. "Not everyone... Come on, let's go get you some hot chocolate."
Hope nodded slightly and followed Veracity's lead, sniffing slightly. "Okay..."
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More recently...
"Hope, you need to go back to Arcadia," Veracity stated.
"What? Why do you want me to go to Arcadia? I don't want to see Vincent or Daniel..." Hope frowned, glancing at her.
"Because Valena can give you advice... She went through something similar," Veracity stated. "And though I want to help, I think she can help you better than I can."
Hope thought. "I'd also get to see Athena again..." She hesitated then nodded, standing and tossing her stuff in a bag. "Let's get out of here."
Veracity laughed and helped her, smiling. "Yes ma'am."
