I'm very proud of how this beginning turned out--in fact, I often use it as my "introduction" when entering new writing circles. It's a little racy, but I think it's allowable by site rules.
For the first time in three years, Harry woke to the feeling of a body beside him.
Am I still asleep? he wondered. This would not be the first time he had dreamt of Leila. When he had scattered her ashes at sea, he'd known that a part of her would always remain with him,
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