Chapter 11

Ken’s tears fell freely as he opened his trembling hand. There lay the gold ring.

“This was my mother’s. It means everything to me. And you’re the most important person in my life, so I want you to

have it.”

He could still see Calista’s shy smile at those words.

But now she was gone.

Ken slammed his fists into the mud, his anguished roar echoing across the empty landscape. But Calista would never

return.

The next day, he drove back home in a daze. One look at his son’s face told Uncle Johnson everything he needed to know. They stared at each other for a long moment before Uncle Johnson spoke. “Remember to complete the transfer paperwork.”

hoarse voice stopped him. “Dad-” His chest tightened painfully.

was joining the satellite research

to continue her parents‘

you hide it

sighed in exasperation. “Hide what? I gave

list had been in his hands. He just hadn’t believed Calista would actually leave.

the list, his heart stopping when he saw Calista’s name

only looked sooner…

Ken,” Uncle Johnson said quietly. “Perhaps you two weren’t meant

books, the discarded letters, her

believed eight years of

he hurt

tore at his

evening, he heard movement in Calista’s room. His

door, only to hear Viola’s voice inside. “Get rid of all

these are Calista’s

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