Hiking

Tony joins an unemployed hiking group expecting exercise and distraction, but meets Laura instead.

A layered version of Tony and Laura finding easy conversation on a Bay Area trail.

Tony spends a full day hiking, practicing rugby, and eating tacos while feeling quietly distant inside it.

A layered version of Tony showing up for a good day while still feeling a little far away.

Tony stops treating the old question as the whole story and starts choosing where his attention goes.

A layered version of Tony letting the past become one paragraph inside a larger life.