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“It’s not you,” he said, on a bench in Phoenix Park, the deer watching from a distance like ancient judges. A storm was coming. The chestnut trees shook.

Aisling smiled. It was a small smile, barely a movement of muscle. But it was real. It was winter, and she was still here. The dark had not swallowed her. The cold had not killed her. 4 seasons dublin

“You look like someone who forgot how to feel the rain,” he said, not looking up. His voice was a low gravel, like the Liffey at low tide. “It’s not you,” he said, on a bench

She pulled out her phone. She looked at Lorcan’s number, then at the old man’s—she had never saved it. She put the phone away. Aisling smiled

But spring, in Dublin, is a liar at first. It whispers of warmth, then slaps you with a hailstorm. She walked down Clanbrassil Street, hands shoved in the pockets of her worn coat, not looking for anything. The cherry blossoms on the council-planted trees were tentative, pale pink buds clenched tight against the wind.