After that night, my world finally returned to peace.
No one came to see me. No one mentioned Noah again.
On the day of my departure, Vera came to see me off.
Her eyes were misty.
“Who knows when we’ll see each other again…”
“If you ever want to see me, just come. I’ll cover the plane ticket.”
Vera chuckled through her tears.
She looked at me, as if there were still many things she wanted to ask.
I gently prompted her. But she only shook her head.
“It’s nothing. I’m just… feeling a little emotional, that’s all.”
Emotional about what?
I didn’t ask. I simply waved at her and turned toward the security checkpoint.
Before boarding, I got a message from Ethan.
[Wifey, I’m here to pick you up! (happy puppy emoji)]
He even sent a photo of himself at the airport.
I couldn’t help but laugh.
And after that-
The next news I heard of Noah was of his death.
They said he’d pulled an all–nighter working on an experiment.
His heart couldn’t take it, and he collapsed from cardiac failure.
As for Elise Simmons-
Without Noah, she lost all focus on her studies.
Eventually, during an outing, she wandered across the street in a daze and was hit by a car. She hadn’t woken up since.
An old friend messaged me:
[Mint, will you come back for Noah’s funeral?]
[No.]
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That was the last time my name was ever spoken in the same breath as Noah’s.
From then on, no matter how far I looked back across the years and across the ocean–he was gone, forever.
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