Chapter 57

“To love and be loved is life’s greatest blessing.”

—anonymous.

“If I had my life to live over. I’d have fewer meetings and make more rendezvous.”

—Robert Brault.

“If you are feeling fancy-free, come wander through the world with me, and any place we are chanced to be will be a rendezvous. Two for the road, we will travel through the years, collecting precious memories, selecting souvenirs and living life the way we please.”

—Henry Mancin.

***

Anna’s POV

Ever since I discovered Nate’s predicament, something died inside of me.

What happened to Nate could happen to any other person, including myself. I’ve lost track of time and I just sit every day feeling like a lost soul with no sense of direction as emptiness further tugged at my mind and dragged me to the filth — into a void of nonchalance.

I can feel a black hole in my head, black and sharp in color and feeling inside my soul, slowly consuming my judgment of sentiment. A