Afterword: Rick
This is a work of fiction, but it’s based, more than anything else I’ve written, on my own life. For the curious, I will admit that much of what happened in 1982 happened in my own life that same year. Carlos was a real person, and that poorly timed phone call from my mother actually happened. Or maybe it wasn’t so poorly timed after all. As Andy realizes, the paths we take in life should never be regretted because they bring us both treasures and tragedies. Like Andy, I wouldn’t trade my treasures for anything. So thank you, Mom, for calling to ask about the wedding. Life can change in the blink of an eye.
The truth of the second part lies more in my imagination. Like Andy, I had a string of failed relationships. And like him too, I found the man who made my life complet
