WILLIAM I stare blankly at the stack of papers on my desk, thinking about my last conversation with Leena. I agreed to let her leave her life but where will that lead us? What happens if she meets someone else and falls in love? What happens if she forgets about me? I can’t shake off the feeling that that is bound to happen… if I don’t prevent it. I pick up my phone from the table and scroll through the few pictures of us that paparazzill and bloggers have put up on the internet. We look happy, it’s as if we’re not only pretending to be partners. I put my phone upside-down on the table when I hear a knock at the door. Bethany pops her head inside before I can even allow her in. “You haven’t checked your email, have you?” she asks. “I haven’t.” “Hmmmmh,” she hums. “It’s time for rehear

