Chapter ThreeWilliam waited for three days, knowing in his heart that she would not return. But he didn’t leave the house, in case she decided to do what she had said she would. By the time Lucius called to find out why William had missed several therapy appointments, he had admitted to himself that it was over.
“She left? Just like that?” Lucius asked, in disbelief.
“Yeah. Just like that. I don’t know where she is, or if she’s even coming back for her stuff. I’ve just been sitting here, waiting.”
“You mean you haven’t left the house in three days? What have you been eating?”
“Oh, there was some stuff in the kitchen. It’s mostly gone now. Hey, I had to learn how to do this stuff on my own sometime, right? I guess now is the time.”
“Look, I’m going to swing by and see how you’re doing,
