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calling,” she
answered.
    “Hi.”
    “Why did you leave the other day without saying goodbye? And
why didn’t you return my calls?”
    “I think I should be asking the questions. Why did yer nae
tell me the truth aboot yer hospital appointment?”
    “What are you talking about?” she replied, sounding shocked
by his question.
    “Yer Mom said something aboot yer appointment tae me. And, she
did nae seem tae think it was anything serious.”
    “I don’t know what you mean. What did she say?”
    “It does nae matter Katie. Even if yer are telling the truth
aboot this, there’s still a trust problem. I should nae have tae worry that yer
may be telling me lies. The fact that there was any doot tae me at all means I dinnae trust yer. I cannae have
a relationship withoot trust.”
    “So, what are you saying?” she asked, sounding nervous.
    “It’s over Katie. I really loved yer. Yer know, I would have
done anything fer yer and the girls. But, I dinnae feel the same way aboot yer anymore.
I really do hope things work oot fer yer. I’m sorry Katie, take care.”
    “Scott, don’t do this. We can get through this,” she said.
He could hear her starting to cry.
    “I’m sorry. Bye, Katie.” Scott said, and hung up the phone.
He was upset. He really loved her and planned to spend the rest of his life
with her. It wasn’t an easy thing to do, but he was left no choice.

 
    Scott kept busy over the next couple of weeks. He tried to
take his mind off everything that happened. While he searched for employment,
he worked on plenty of odd jobs around the house.

 
    It was a Friday evening near the end of January, and
winter’s icy grip still had a hold of the area. Scott was in the kitchen. As he
washed up after dinner, he looked out of the window at his backyard. It was
covered with a blanket of snow and the temperature outside was well below
freezing.
    Everything seemed peaceful and quiet. Scott thought it was a
good night to stay inside in the warm. The details of purchasing his new home were
all arranged. He was to sign the papers and buy the house outright the
following week. Katie continued to leave him many voice messages, texts and
emails but he opted not to respond. He needed to make a clean break.
    Scott finished up in the kitchen and went into the living room
and sat down with his laptop. As he checked his email he expected to see more
messages from Katie but instead, a surprise waited for him.

 
    He received an email from one of his old military buddies,
Chris Walker.
    Scott and Chris met when they played for the same Soccer
team in Glasgow, in their late teens. They remained friends ever since. They even
joined the army at the same time. They went through basic training together and
served for about a year before Scott left the regular army to join the S.A.S.
Shortly after, Chris moved on too, becoming a Communication Systems Engineer in
the Royal Signals. The last time Scott talked with Chris was just before he moved
to the United States.
    When he moved from Scotland, Scott left his car in Chris’
garage. Then, when he decided to stay stateside, Chris handled the sale for
him. They swapped an occasional email, on occasion, but the messages were very
few and far between. It was quite a while since they talked properly. But, Scott
had been busy and he figured Chris was too. Chris’ email was brief. It stated
that things were not going well. He included a phone number for Scott and asked
him to call when he could. Scott checked his watch and it was nearly 7:00 p.m.,
E.S.T., therefore, it was nearly midnight in Glasgow. He knew Chris had a young
family, so he was reluctant to call so late. But, the email sounded urgent, so
he decided to call. The phone rang out for a while and just as Scott was about
to hang up, a familiar voice answered.

 
    “Hello.”
    “Hey Chris. How are yer, mate?”
    “Scott! It’s guid tae hear from
yer!” Chris replied, excitedly.
    “I hope it’s nae too late. I