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She remembered the wisdom of her late mother, who had admonished her: “Don’t do what I did. Don’t lose your head over a man who’s a star. Find someone safe. Marry a Jewish doctor who is kind and will take care of you. You don’t have to love him. Passion is overrated.”
At this moment, Eddie glances across the tracks, feeling the power of his mother’s stare. And at this same moment, I am seized by a wave of dread and absolute clarity. Britta and Eddie cannot meet. Eddie cannot revisit his origin. For if he does, there will be nothing left to prevent a reunification of my brothers, which may well be the end of me. I am sorry for what I do next, but it cannot be helped.
Arms open, she rushes forth to embrace her lost child.
At that moment, I believed my act would forever cut the cord between Eddie and Anders. It did not occur to me that the mutual loss would draw them together. Fuck.
