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"This afternoon? Who caught the bouquet at the wedding today?" "That's her. Why?"
"What time does her plane leave?"
"Eight o'clock."
The airport radio had already reminded passengers to board the plane, so Karl hung up the phone.
Wayne tightened his grip on the phone and urged Gabe, who was driving, "Drive faster."
He assumed he'd had a dream about Anna this afternoon. He fantasized about her scent, smile, and beautiful body. However, he didn't expect Anna to forgive him for everything he'd done to hurt her after everything he'd been through. He couldn't forgive himself, even if she was willing to forgive him.
There was already a gap between them, and he couldn't fix it no matter what. Wayne still needed some time to consider what he needed and could offer her. But she was ready to go before he could think it through.
Time is so cruel to everyone, he thought to himself.
At 7:30 p.m, Wayne arrived at the airport terminal. Then Wayne dashed out of the car and toward the airport. He was on time because the flight to New York didn't leave for another half hour.
Gabe followed Wayne there and booked their tickets for that flight. They got on the plane and got into VIP class. Though the crew stopped him as he entered the VIP cabin, he was going to look for Anna no matter what.
"Sir, the plane is about to take off. You can't go over..."
"I need to find someone." 383 Please Come Back
"Sorry, but no. After the plane takes off, you can look for her through the in-cabin broadcast."
Wayne immediately walked into the cockpit and asked, "Where's the microphone?"
The captain went completely still
Wayne repeated, "Where's the microphone?"
The captain remained silent and subconsciously pointed to the microphone on his side.
Wayne grabbed the microphone the next second and said sharply, "I apologize for bothering you all. I didn't board this plane to travel to America or anywhere else in the world. I just want to find someone. So, if she's willing to give me another chance to rebuild our relationship, I'll cherish her even more than before."
The flight crew dashed to the cockpit door to stop Wayne. And Gable blocked all of them. He stood in the doorway, motioning to the captain not to do anything. The captain shrugged as if he didn't care.
"I thought it was right to respect your choices and let you go. But my heart broke the moment | realized you were leaving. I knew if! let you go this time, I'd be sorry for the rest of my life. Please give me a chance to apologize to you, Anna, if you hear me."
Wayne sounded as if he was about to cry. The passengers exchanged surprised glances, all looking for the woman named Anna. None of them, however, responded to him that they had found Anna.
Then the captain said regretfully, "All right. Time's up." Immediately after that, he pinned Wayne's shoulders against the console and shouted
into the microphone, "Security!" 383 Please Come Back
Anna's plane had already taken off when Wayne was at the airport police station. She did not take the flight to New York; instead, she travelled to France. She felt that since she was starting over, she should overturn the past and start over.
Three months later, Peace visited her in France.
"Wayne kept asking Karl where you were the entire month you were gone." Peace said.
"Did he? What happened next?"
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