Whether Aaron remained involved with her was a question I deliberately refused to pursue. At first, resisting was difficult. I’d wake at two in the morning, wondering where he was before remembering that the answer was no longer mine to seek. Curiosity could keep a person attached almost as effectively as love.
Slowly, the habits I’d built around him fell away. I quit checking whether he’d eaten, tracking his flights, remembering his mother’s birthday, and watching news about Prescott Global unless it happened to appear in front of me. I
