The Childless Sky
My escort, a soldier, carried my bags, while others hurriedly wheeled the gurney along.
Jack watched my determined departure, his heart swelling with secret delight.
He sidled up to Hannah, his voice dripping with feigned sorrow.
"Hannah, what in the world happened? Marvin was such a decent guy, how did he get so pig-headed?"
Hannah was beyond hearing Jack's pretense.
Her tears, once dried, then streamed down her face as she stumbled after me, her legs heavy as if weighed down by lead.
"Marvin! Marvin! Please, don't leave! I'm begging you! I won't sign that paper. We're married, and that's something nobody can change!"
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