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bonnetofanewcar.twowomenwerepushingpramsjustoutsidehoffman-lane,chattingwhiletheywindow-shopped.

shesawtheinnjustupthestreetwhileshewasstoppedataredlight.shetookadeepbreathwhenthelightturnedgreenanddroveslowlyuntilshereachedtheparkinglot.sheturnedinandsawlon'scarsittinginthefirstspot.althoughtheonenexttoitwasopen,shepasseditandpickedaspotalittlefurtherfromtheentrance.

sheturnedofftheengine,thenreachedintotheglovecompartmentforamirrorandbrush.lookingatherself,shesawhereyeswerestillredandpuffy.likeyesterdayaftertherain,shewassorryshedidn'thaveanymake-up,thoughshedoubteditwouldhelpmuchnow.shereachedforherpurse,openedit,andonceagainlookedatthearticlethathadbroughtherhere.itfeltimpossibletoherthatshehadarrivedonlythedaybeforeyesterday.itseemedlikealifetimesinceherdinnerwithnoah.

starlingschirpedinthetreesaroundher.thecloudshadbeguntobreakupnow,andalliecouldseeblueinbetweenpatchesofwhite.itwasgoingtobeabeautifulday.

itwasthekindofdayshewouldhavelikedtospendwithnoah,andasshewasthinkingabouthim,sherememberedthelettershermotherhadgivenherandreachedforthem.sheuntiedthepackageandfoundthefirstletterhehadwrittenher.shebegantoopenit,thenstoppedbecauseshecouldimaginewhatwasinit.somethingsimple,nodoubt—thingshe'ddone,memoriesofthesummer,perhapssomequestions.insteadshereachedforthelastletter,theoneonthebottomofthestack.thegoodbyeletter.thisoneinterestedherfarmore.howhadhesaidit?howwouldshehavesaidit?

theenvelopewasthin.one,maybetwopages.whateverhehadwrittenwasn'ttoolong.sheturneditoverandcheckedtheback.noname,justastreetaddressinnewjersey.sheheldherbreathassheusedherfingernailtopriseitopen.

unfoldingit,shesawitwasdatedmarch1935.twoandahalfyearswithoutareply.

shestraightenedthepageandbegantoread.

mydearestallie,

idon'tknowwhattosayanymoreexceptthaticouldn'tsleeplastnightbecauseiknewthatitisoverbetweenus.itisadifferentfeelingforme,onethatineverexpected.lookingback,isupposeitcouldn'thaveendedanotherway.

youandiweredifferent.wecamefromdifferentworlds,andyetyouweretheonewhotaughtmethevalueoflove.youshowedmewhatitwasliketocareforanother,andiamabettermanbecauseofit.idon'twantyouevertoforgetthat.

iamnotbitterbecauseofwhathashappened.onthecontraryiamsecureinknowingthatwhatwehadwasreal,andiamhappywewereabletocometogetherforevenashorttime.andif,insomedistantplaceinthefuture,weseeeachotherinournewlives,iwillsmileatyouwithjoy,andrememberhowwespentasummerlearningfromeachotherandgrowinginlove.andmaybe,forabriefmoment,you'llfeelittoo,andyou'llsmilebackandsavourthememorieswewillalwaysshare.

iloveyou,allie.

noah

shereadtheletteragain,thenputitbackintotheenvelope.sheknewshecouldn'tdelayanylonger.lonwaswaitingforher.

herlegsfeltweakasshesteppedoutofthecar.shepausedandtookadeepbreath,andasshestartedacrosstheparkinglotsherealizedthatshestillwasn'tsurewhatshewasgoingtosaytohim.

andtheanswerdidn'tfinallycomeuntilshereachedthedoorandopeneditandsawlonstandinginthelobby.

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thestoryendsthere,soiclosethenotebook,removemyglassesandwipemyeyes.ilookathernowthatihavefinished,butshedoesnotlookback.insteadsheisstaringoutofthewindowatthecourtyard,wherefriendsandfamilymeet.

ireadtoherthismorning,asidoeverymorning,becauseitissomethingimustdo.notforduty—althoughisupposeacasecouldbemadeforthis—butforanother,moreromanticreason.iwishicouldexplainitmorefullyrightnow,butit'sstillearly,andtalkingaboutromanceisn'treallypossiblebeforelunchanymore, atleastnotforme.besides,ihavenoideahowit'sgoingtoturnout,andtobehonest;i'drathernotgetmyhopesup.

wespendeverydaytogethernow,butournightsarespentalone.thedoctorstellmethati'mnotallowedtoseeherafterdark.iunderstandthereasons,andthoughiagreewiththemcompletelyisometimesbreaktherules.lateatnightwhenmymoodisright,iwillsneakfrommyroomandgotohersandwatchherwhileshesleeps.ofthissheknowsnothing.i'llcomeinandseeherbreatheandknowthat,haditnotbeenforher,iwouldneverhavemarried.

andwhenilookatherface,afaceiknowbetterthanmyown,iknowthatihavemeantasmuchtoher.andthatmeansmoretomethanicouldeverhopetoexplain.

sometimes,wheniamstandingthere,ithinkabouthowluckyiamtohavebeenmarriedtoherforalmostforty-nineyears.nextmonthitwillbethatlong.sheheardmesnoreforthefirstforty-five,butsincethenwehavesleptinseparaterooms.idonotsleepwellwithouther.itossandturnandyearnforherwarmthandlietheremostofthenight,eyesopenwide,watchingtheshadowsdanceacrosstheceilingsliketumbleweedsrollingacrossthedesert.isleeptwohoursifiamlucky,andstilliwakebeforedawn.

ishuffletowardsherandsitinthechairbesideherbed.mybackacheswhenisit.imustgetanewcushionforthischair,iremindmyselfforthehundredthtime.ireachforherhandandtakeit,bonyandfragile.itfeelsnice.sherespondswithatwitch,andgraduallyherthumbbeginstorubmyfingersoftly.idonotspeakuntilshedoes;thisihavelearned.mostdaysisitinsilenceuntilthesungoesdown.

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