I had a few scars by then and I was woozy with pills. I felt the hopeless tug of love as she led the girls towards the car. The mourners around me were careful but not afraid. I have never been a violent man. Just a little creepy, it seems. I didn’t go back to the hospital. I broke an undertaking. Got in a car and drove east, as far away from the sea and the city as possible.
