Stepping out on the balcony in the back, Charlie reclined on the beach chair and looked up at the stars.

Without light pollution, they looked just like pearls scattered across the floor, a bright and dazzling display of the splendor that is the cosmos.

As Charlie gazed upon it, he couldn't help remembering that both times he gazed upon the stars like this was with Vera.

The first time was by Lake Davos when they were looking for places where kombuc trees used to go, while the other was in No