Chapter 61
“Are you absolutely certain you’ll be alright, Miss?” the cab driver asks Jane for the nth time. He is a cheerful old man who says that Jane reminds him of his granddaughter, who passed away years ago.
“Yes, Mister. Thank you,” Jane replies. She feels her voice has started to be less hoarse now, erasing the evidence that she has spent the last hour crying her eyes out.
“I’ll be off then. And no more crying, okay? A beautiful woman such as you should never cry. Don’t you worry. The right man for you will make sure that never has to happen again. Good night.”
Jane smiles genuinely at him. “Good night, sir.”
She waves her hand at him, feeling oddly comforted by his presence.
As soon as he speeds off into the night, Jane starts to feel empty and vulnerable again. She tries to
