LEAH

"This is exactly why I didn't tell anyone," Myra confessed, her voice carrying the weight of the unspoken truth.

John, seeking understanding, questioned, "Why?"

Myra explained with a sense of finality, "No matter what they would say, I'm still going to leave, so it's best to do it quietly."

In the quiet solitude of their shared moment, John embraced Myra, and she reciprocated the hug. "I'm going to miss you," John admitted, his tone carrying a note of sadness.

"Me too," Myra softly replied.

John, voicing his concern for Dylan, remarked, "Dylan will be devastated."

Myra, however, chuckled, dismissing the notion. "No, he has his girlfriend. Besides, he doesn't really like me that way," she shared with a light-hearted tone.

John, still grappling with the impending farewell, questioned, "What about Ashley and Josh and the others?"