He remembered a word his grandfather, a stonemason, had once used. Rebondication. It wasn't in any dictionary, but his grandfather had explained it: "When a wall cracks, you don't just stack the stones back up, son. That’s weak. You have to scrape away the old, crumbling mortar. You have to clean the surfaces until they're raw. Only then can you lay new cement. You have to rebondicate."
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Maya stood up. She didn't take his hand immediately. Instead, she went to the sink and poured out the cold, stale coffee. She rinsed the mug, dried it, and set it back on the counter. Then, she turned back to him. He remembered a word his grandfather, a stonemason,
"No," he shook his head, leaning forward. "I don't mean I'm unhappy with us . I mean I’m unhappy with the way I’ve been treating this. I’ve been withholding. I’ve been waiting for you to bridge the gap, so I punished you with silence." That’s weak