My ride arrived after a few minutes, and I bid farewell to Vivian and told him to wish me luck. Knowing Cecil, she wouldn't take the news well. A breakup would be the last thing she would accept, especially after everything she had been through, but this was for the best.

It is better to break up now than when we are married. As long as Imela was here, I would never belong entirely to another, not really. Admitting it to myself was the first step out of confusion.

Cecil deserved a better man-a man who would take her and all the love she had to give seriously.

The car...