Glancing out the window at the sun as it begins to set, I watch the golden tinged treetops glow against the blue of the clear sky, before the sun all but disappears behind the tree line. It was a long, but beautiful day, as I walked around the village alone and ate in the diner without Alexander at my side. As I did, everyone stared at me, but didn’t dare approach me. Instead, they looked on with smiles on their faces.

By the time I heard Alexander open the door behind me, I had already made up my mind to be mad at him no matter what he said his...