When Robert hung up the phone, he froze, unable to pull his mind back together for a long time.
Over the three years, he and Jane had been breaking up and getting back together. Every reconciliation had only happened because Robert's mother had pushed them to try again.
But this time, even his mother had given up. And as for Jane… she’d actually really left.
Robert drew in a slow, deep breath.
For days after that, he kept going through the motions, visiting the hospital to care for Zara just like he always did.
But his mind was never really there. He drifted the whole time, miles away.
When he was slicing an apple one afternoon, his hand slipped, and his thumb nicked open, blood welling up instantly.
He stared at the red seeping down his skin, and unconsciously thought of all the ti
