To say he was surprised would be an understatement. When he’d received the letter, he couldn’t really understand what she’d said. It didn’t make sense to him. What exactly was happening that would cause her to not return? He kind of wished that she’d explained everything, but at the same time, he was afraid that it would just confuse him more.

When, not if - he refused to believe that there was a chance she might not return - she got back, he’d ask her about it. He only hoped she’d be willing to tell him even a little bit of what had happened and why’d she’d been gone.