kinder“I’ll skip ahead to the next day,” Uncle Lou said, lifting Rachel’s hand to his mouth and kissing the back of it.
When they checked into the hotel in Jerusalem, they cancelled one of the two rooms they’d booked. He felt like he was on his honeymoon. She felt like she was on something better because it was on her honeymoon where she discovered she wasn’t in love with her husband.
That night on television they saw a show about a type of insect whose lifespan is only one day. During that short time, it receives a full education, chooses a mate, makes love, builds a home for its future children, eats, drinks, dances and explores the world. They both believed that the show was a message to them from God.
They prayed at the Western Wall the next day. Though they couldn’t stand together,
