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I passed out early. When I woke in the morning, I felt like I was about to die… and not just from the hangover.
I checked my phone.
6:45 AM.
I had no idea when he was flying out, but 6:45 would have been early enough to catch him before he left.
I could have called him.
I could have apologized.
I could have at least said goodbye…
But I didn’t.
Maybe it was my pride…
Maybe it was my resentment…
Maybe it was the hang-xiety from all the wine I’d drunk.
Whatever the reason, I didn’t call.
It turned out to be the worst mistake I’d ever made in my life.
Because when I finally did call him…
He was gone.
Forever.
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Lars
When I was about to leave my hotel room the next morning, I put my regular phone in the room safe. I could only take the burner to Italy.
When I opened the door to the safe, I stared at the box for the ring.
I didn’t want to leave it…
But I didn’t want to take it, either. Mostly because I didn’t want to lose it… but also because I still had a bad taste in my mouth from the day before.
However, I was afraid to leave it. And not because a cleaning maid might steal it.
No… it was something verging on the superstitious.
Like something awful would happen.
No matter how angry I was with Rachel, I still believed in us.
I believed in our future together.
The ring symbolized that, and I didn’t want to leave it behind.
So I shoved it in my pocket right before I closed the safe and walked out.
I stopped at the front desk, informed them I would be away on business, and pre-paid for three weeks.
