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The half-finished novel, handwritten in a notebook, detailed her routines, her dreams, her flaws. The character, "Sophia," was depicted as flawed, yes, but also filled with a secret generosity. The details of her charitable acts were mentioned, and then glossed over.

He felt a prickling sensation, a need to control the narrative, to ensure that his version of her was the one that survived. He wasn't comfortable with the way the story painted her, almost trying to hide the good. He took the notebook and locked it away in a safe, knowing he could keep the truth.

He would be the only one who saw the complete story.