When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 30

Chapter 30 The Day She Chose to Leave

The immigration officer finally let out a breath of relief when Jensen confirmed his connection to Natalie.

“Mr. Luke, Miss Natalie Summers had filed an application for travel documents with us. Everything’s approved now, but we haven’t been able to contact her. Should we mail it to her home or will you pick it up?”

Jensen froze.

“Travel documents? When did she apply?”

“Ten days ago.”

The words hit him like a brick.

Ten days ago? That was the day.

The day he married Sharon.

The day he left Natalie behind on her birthday.

He felt a sharp chill crawl up his spine.

“And… how did she look that day? Was she okay?”

The officer sounded slightly puzzled. “I’m sorry, Mr. Luke. We handle too many clients each day to recall individuals clearly.”

Jensen didn’t press further. He ended the call.


“Take me home.”

Since Natalie’s death, he’d been holed up at the hospital. A part of him couldn’t face going back to their shared space

the pain was too sharp.

—

But now… now he needed to go back.

to see everything

Natalie was the one

always been the

–

saw her – broken, cowering, bleeding in the Summers family’s backyard – he’d wanted to protect

he let Sharon drag

he’d been young, impulsive, and a little too

loved danger then, in a


—

thrill, the spotlight. She

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a touch-me-not. Sharon

raced to impress her,

when it did, Sharon disappeared. Left

Only Natalie had stayed.

to save him. She sacrificed

returned when he was on the brink of death – to donate

had always

these years, everything he

—

pampering, the gifts, the


–

always for

Wasn’t that enough?

place they’d called home for five years, Jensen opened the door and instantly knew something was

Something was missing.

aimlessly, until he noticed it: the wind

by hand

hung it there – not for show,

paper cranes weren’t worth much, not like the expensive gifts women usually gave him. But they meant something. They were

They were them.

they

down the paper

like a madman, opening drawers, closets,


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