Bernard entered the room in haste, expecting to see her there, but she was nowhere to be found. Then he noticed that the door to his walk-in closet was lit with a muted glow, and he was amazed by what he saw. Though he had been partially expecting that when he saw the boy’s room downstairs, he didn’t want to have any high hopes, as anything is possible when it comes to Marissa. The sight of her clothes on the rack next to his was enough to bring tears to his eyes as a thought came to his mind: “At last.” 

He looked around and saw that there had been...