5
“Well, it came true,” I said, then asked, “I
don’t understand. Why did I marry someone
like Jesse?”
I had loved him.
But definitely not this Jesse.
Something must have happened in my
missing memories.
I looked expectantly at Lily, hoping for
answers.
Lily had been my neighbor in high school and
classmate in college. During my lost years,
she was my best friend.
Everyone suspected I was faking it, including
Lily But she only looked at me suspiciously
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then picked up her tea.
“The Jesse of the past would have blown on
this tea until it was lukewarm and fed it to
you,” she said, pouring it down the drain. “But
the Jesse of today wouldn’t even bother
looking at you.”
Simultaneously, fragmented images surfaced
in my mind.
Jesse, bundled in a heavy coat, standing at
the bottom of my building, looking up at me,
smiling.
His lips, pale from the cold, moved, but no
sound came.
He seemed to be saying,
Sarah, let’s get married after graduation!
Lily grabbed my shoulder and shook me
gently. “Sarah, don’t look back. The Jesse of
today isn’t worth it.”
My heart was in turmoil, but I nodded firmly.
