Five Years of Marriage to Mr. Bradford (by Koi Fish) novel Chapter 617

In the shouting, Rebecca Stirred awake. The first thing she did was pull on her shoes and run outside.

She raced all the way to the dusty cookie shop, stared at the closed chocolate–colored door, covered her face, and let the tears pour through her fingers.

There were some things she had long forgotten. A casual class assignment. A random doodle…

Why did it have to be like this? They had agreed that after the divorce, they would be strangers and never see each other again.

She muttered, “Vance, I really hoped we could just be strangers. You don’t have to do anything more for me. Go find your own happiness. If only I had never liked you in the first place, then none of the later stories would have happened.”

From that day on, she never saw Vance again. Yet she never forgot his face, because every few days he appeared in her dreams, along with their old classmates and long–ago events.

Reliving those years in her dreams was so mentally exhausting that she became incredibly sleepy. She had trouble waking up in the mornings and once slept for two full days on one weekend.

Her family grew worried and took her for every test imaginable, but nothing was wrong.

The most frightening episode came during summer break after a tour. She slept for five straight days and woke up in the hospital.

Her family had been terrified and rushed her there. Even the commotion of being moved hadn’t woken her. Still, the hospital found nothing abnormal.

That same year, her dance troupe gained international recognition. She began seriously considering whether to stay in Europe or return to the States.

Whatever she decided, she planned to go back to Soliaridge first and visit her old high school. After all, all her dreams had been about those three years.

First, she needed to pack. Most things in the house near campus could stay, but some important items needed sorting

She visited Archer and the others at the clinic. This goodbye might last a long time.

An impulse drove her to see the cookie shop one last time. She never expected to run into Anna there.