John

In his office, John stared out the window without really seeing the city at his feet. The landscape, which had once conveyed a sense of control and mastery to him, now seemed distant and irrelevant.

He opened the drawer and took out the wedding ring and the crumpled letter. He stared at the thick ring for a while, then smoothed out the letter, reading it over and over. This time, he read slowly. Every word seemed to take on a new meaning.

John,

I know you probably won’t believe me, and I