Seven Years of Devotion: He Left Me to Die, I Left Him for Good

of my marriage, I, Clara

d conflict in Arkania was imminent, and all c

nd, Adrian Foster, "Pack your things.

emergency kit and

evacuating in a panic, yet A

mbling, only to be met wit

cuments. There's no room left. Sophie has a se

out me?" I asked, barely be

. "Clara, stop being so dramatic. Jus

hing I had believed in over the past seven years. Whate

ency pack over my shoulder, I turned

..

e distance, the ground trembl

izing the elderly, the

ing myself to stay c

stress. You've worked in Mocrana before. You're tougher than most. The a

zone. Five kilometers

Sophie got dragged into this

and reached for the car door. "A

s voice icy. "Clara, be reasonable. The buses have ar

e SUV kicked up a cloud

y pack and turned, walking

stance. The streets had al

when you arrive. Sophie's terrified. I have t

y and merged into

o, I had been

her solitary figure

would regret

I might alr

assy assembly point, it was a

he gates, a sea of peo

al flags, others sh

uggling to show my passport to

ay! Mov

hed in sweat, shouted

full! Please stay orderly a

away, national flags taped to their w

ast convoy with

too

or Adrian, if I hadn't argued with him

grabbed the staff member'

ustion and urgency wri

uses can't make it back. If you're able, head to A

my

meters from Dorza

active combat zones where airst

stepped back

nal flickered

. The last message still sat

ed, "The bus is gone.

three times... th

tion mark stabb

for a signal. After a long mo

later, Adrian

d roaring, Sophie's startled cr

on? What were

ear blame in

ier, but you had to dr

ume of black smoke r

e roadside. Come back

second silence o

the city. If we turn back now, we're all dead. And Sophie just threw up

ed around the phon

n left here.

t'? You missed the bus

ice rose, s

project manager. Do I really have to

ria

d his

e just hi

pau

that. Clara, are you seriously jealous that I took Sophie with me? Can you be a little more understa

ad just shattered from the blast,

to know that if I die, you'll probably find

sane?" Adri

ne wen

rk screen, then bl

ver hung up on him. The first

got, I always left the line open, waitin

didn't need t