supportive, encouraged him to take it, even though it meant longer hours and more responsibility. And so, with hard work and persistence, they climbed the ladder. Together, they wen

him as they planned their future together, now found herself lonely in the house they had worked so hard for. The distance that had once been filled with hope and optimism now

ly, undeniably-but the weight of success ha

ights of the city twinkled below. Joseph walked in, tired, his suit crumpled from a l