I stayed in Velmora for 1 month, signed out of every social media account, and cut off contact with everyone I knew.
With my camera slung over my shoulder, I traveled past glaciers and volcanoes, photographing the aurora and the coastline. Alone, I finally completed the trip I had once dreamed of taking with Owen.
The pain eased a little each day.
I didn't return until my visa expired.
While I was away, Owen's life fell apart.
After Natalie realized that Owen knew the child wasn't his, the two of them got into a violent argument in a stairwell. They shoved each other, and Natalie tumbled down the stairs, breaking three ribs.
Natalie threatened to sue Owen.
The two people who had once seemed inseparable had become bitter enemies.
The collapse of their relationship surprised me, but
