[s1e2] Proverbs 31:25 Here

Maya looked up, surprised. Elena looked so... solid. Like a mountain.

Elena watched her go, then picked up her tea. The wind rattled the windowpane, but Elena didn't flinch. She simply took a sip, adjusted her "clothing" of strength, and smiled at the darkening sky. [S1E2] Proverbs 31:25

The heavy oak door of the "Second Chance" thrift shop creaked open, letting in a gust of November chill. Behind the counter sat Elena, a woman whose face was a map of every mile she’d traveled—some smooth, many rocky. Maya looked up, surprised

"You don't laugh because the future is funny," Elena smiled, and for the first time, Maya saw the steel in it. "You laugh because you’ve stopped being afraid of it. You laugh because you realize that if you survived yesterday, the 'days to come' have already lost their power over you." Like a mountain