Daniel Richards was heading to Alderwen.
The day he left, Mrs. Henderson and Ella went to see him off. It was a 3 PM flight.
Ruby Henderson showed up too, quietly.
She stood beneath the bright blue sky, watching the plane climb higher and higher, its thunderous roar stirring up memories of a love once fiery and unstoppable.
The silver-grey aircraft shrank into the distance. Her hand lightly clutched the chain-link fence.
Her eyes shimmered.
…
It took her a while to return to the car. Just as she was about to start it, her phone buzzed—it was a WeChat from Jason Davies, asking her to try on the wedding dress at 4 PM and sharing the location.
Ruby couldn’t help but feel a little surprised.
Lately, she’d barely seen Jason at all.
Everything about the wedding ha
