“Cyprus begs me to journey south, to visit you, to gain the closure he thinks I desperately need. But what does he know? He’s never loved anyone as deeply as I have loved you.”

“I don’t want to live only half a life without you here.”

“I didn’t shy away as our eyes met. For a moment, we seemed to understand one another in a way we never had before.”

“The thunder is loud enough to rattle the windows. To me, it sounds like screaming. Like complete and utter devastation.”