Erin hopes that one day she will be able to return to Nathan's life and that they will be reunited, even if it is not the right moment for them right now. She knows that the right time will come.

Erin didn't tell her family where she was going and how long she planned to stay; it was better than no one knew so that no one would be tempted to follow her, especially when she felt stalked again.

She feels liberated as if she were a free-flying bird gliding through life's trials and sorrows. She recalls the parents she knew who perished in a car accident, and single tears...