Chapter 10
Everything of mine, including my heart and soul, was leaving this place forever.
People say when you fall in love with someone, you fall in love with his city.
I suppose, when you stop loving, it’s the
same.
I got in the car and quickly booked the last flight to the coast tonight.
My city has no snow, no sea.
Children who grow up in cities like this always yearn for the sea and snowy mountains.
I lit some essential oils in the guesthouse
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and opened a bottle of red wine.
I stayed up until dawn.
On one side of the city, the lights twinkled, and the traffic never stopped. On the other, the sea howled, a symbol of endless darkness.
I sat in the rocking chair, my thoughts scattered. I thought about everything–from the division of assets in the divorce, to ways to reduce the pain from my illness, to how to talk to Neil’s mother, to when to meet up with long–lost friends…
I took a sip of wine, and the sound of the waves crashing against the shore filled my
ears.
I remembered the argument from earlier that morning as Carroll helped me pick up the
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scattered things.
The medical records I had searched for but couldn’t find were probably placed in Neil’s briefcase at that moment.
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Any important documents I carry, Neil and I usually check on the same day.
So, from that moment until now, he must have seen them.
He didn’t bring it up in the afternoon.
In the evening, he still coldly avoided the topic.
Honestly, I didn’t want him to know about it.
Whether it was genuine sorrow or fake comfort, neither would have any effect on
- me.
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But now, it had come to this.
Not a single word of concern.
Not even a phone call.
After everything we had been through as a couple, this was how it ended.
So heartlessly.
So cold.
I leaned against the balcony, the wind biting cold.
Squinting at the sea, I finished the last bit of wine from the bottle.
To life.
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To myself.
The morning market was crowded. I pushed my way through the bustling crowd.
Elon called me, “The professor is coming tomorrow, come back early!”
The friendly auntie helped me pack the fish I had just bought. A little child, smiling brightly, asked, “Sister, do you want the innards?”
I couldn’t help but smile at the child, waving my hand and telling Elon, “Okay.”
There was a brief pause on the other end, before a soft chuckle followed. “Did you enjoy the seaside? Your voice sounds much happier now.”
I tapped on my phone and snapped a photo
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of the market, “It’s fine.”
The bustling market was full of life and warmth.
It had probably been many years since I had come out like this to wander.
“The professor is coming the day after tomorrow, come back early” Elon reminded.
I sat quietly, undergoing numerous tests.
The professor’s gray hair fluttered in the air.
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