The day Marco Junior left for Shanghai, China, Hershey stood with her arms around his neck, and hugged him tightly. Marc bent down to take back her hug, letting out a wish, hoping to ease the pounding in his heart. He didn't want to leave, but now he had to take care of what was in store in China. Closing his eyes, he whispered, "I'll be back."

Hershey's voice cracked as she replied, "I know."

"I have to get all these things to the apartment, to my job and then register for school. Once all of that is done, I'll be back."

Hershey wanted to ask why he couldn't just...