I looked at him.
So many memories flashed through my mind.
The hand he had held out to me right before noon that day.
The flats in his car.
The water he brought me the night I had a fever.
The umbrella he always tilted toward me in the rain.
And the question he asked me every time, "Is this okay?"
I smiled.
"I do."
Applause rose from below.
Even the sound of the waves seemed gentle.
As we exchanged rings, I saw someone standing at the very back of the crowd.
Julian.
He wore a black suit, his face pale.
He didn't come closer or make a scene.
He only watched from afar.
The moment Adrian put the ring on my finger, Julian lowered his head.
His shoulders trembled slightly.
I didn't soften.
Because I was stepping into a new life.
I could no longer turn back toward the life th
