Jennifer didn't intend to stay too long in New York. She just wanted to revisit the streets and the views they had visited before together.
These would be the most beautiful memories she had ever had in her life.
She kept telling herself that they had only had a very short time together, and it was nothing.
She would forget about him after a while, she tried to tell herself.
However, every time she thought of the fact that she may never see him again in her life, she felt too sad to say anything.
After dinner, she put on her earphones, stood up and left. She kept replaying the song Love Goes by Sam Smith. His crisp voice could give her a moment of peace.
Alone, she took the elevator and went up to the viewing deck they had been before. Most of the visitors here were couples. Everyone was here with the person he or she loved.
She walked around the deck. While everyone else was appreciating the beauty of the city, she was looking up at the sky.
The sky tonight was gorgeous, with stars all over and the night breeze which was a bit cold.
She wondered how Ivan was doing now. Was the night in Arkpool as beautiful as the night here?
Could he accept her leaving?
Was he as sad as she was now?
Did he feel as regretful as she did now, or as powerless?
Ivan cared so much about family, of course, Aubree's feelings mattered to him.
But what Jennifer didn't know was that at this moment, Ivan was looking up at the same sky as she was now.
However, he was high up there on a plane. When he saw the twinkling stars, he missed Jennifer more.
Jennifer left the viewing deck, walked along on the bustling street in the night breeze while listening to the song. She felt like a ghost.
When she thought of the night when the two of them walked side by side on the streets, she felt bitterness in her heart.
Did he take his medicine on time?
Had he been trying to eat?
Had he been busy working?
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