Josselyn spent the whole night standing by the hotel's floor-to-ceiling window, letting the cold wind sting her face.
The wedding gift box sat on the sofa—inside were the signed divorce papers and the wedding ring she'd taken off earlier.
Before she knew it, she drifted off to sleep on the sofa and fell into a long, winding dream.
In the dream, eighteen-year-old Zachary snuck out of evening study to buy her a late-night snack. He got caught by the principal and was forced to write a 1,000-word self-criticism.
When he heard she'd hurt her leg, he dropped out of the Joltspire University entrance exam halfway. He carried her to the hospital on his back.
He copied Song of Myself over and over again, shouting firmly and persistently, "I will love Josselyn for the rest of my life."
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