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.”

to leave, Ken’s hoarse voice stopped him. “Dad-” His

joining the satellite

Johnson said firmly. “She wants to continue her parents‘ work. I support that.”

hide it

exasperation. “Hide what? I gave

you didn’t-” Ken staggered backward. The list had been in

and grabbed the list, his heart stopping when he saw

only looked sooner…

said quietly. “Perhaps you two weren’t meant to be.”

came flooding back: the satellite research books, the discarded letters, her growing indifference, the returned ring. Everything pointed

Ken had been too confident. He’d believed eight years of memory meant she would never truly leaye,

he hurt

at his

room. His heart

rushed to her door, only to hear Viola’s voice inside. “Get rid

these

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