We’ve been exchanging letters every other day since we split so it’s not like her to not send a letter back. She even missed our daily radio check-ins! You know, even though we’re not physically together, our love isn’t any less than any other couple who does spend every day together.

We kept dancing until the waters began to rise around up like a dome of water and light. I tilted my head back as I felt the sprays of cool water sprinkle me with kisses. I heard Ethel giggle like she was drunk and I felt myself laughing with her. And I swear, she and I were glowing.