Heart of the City: Nine Stories of Love and Serendipity on the Streets of New York by Ariel Sabar
Author:Ariel Sabar [Sabar, Ariel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780738213798
Google: BeZJDgAAQBAJ
Amazon: 0738213799
Published: 2011-01-11T00:00:00+00:00
HIS PARENTS had been skeptical before meeting Chesa. But when they saw how happy their son looked as he tore open gifts with her under the Christmas tree, they could no longer find good reasons to object. Now, though, when he told his parents about their plans, his mother said, âThatâs wonderful, Milton, but are you two really ready?â
âOf course, Mom,â he said, with some pique. âWhy wouldnât we be?â
The night he gave her the ring, he couldnât sleep. He loved Chesa. But he had always been deliberate before making big decisions. By any reasonable standard, what he was doing was rash. How well did he know Chesa? Was he doing it for the right reasons? Should a lifelong commitment to another person really be made under deadline pressure?
Two days before their wedding, at the kitchen table, Milton told Chesa he couldnât go through with it.
âYou are cold, Milton,â she said, weeping.
âIâm sorry, Chesa.â He covered his eyelids with his fingertips and shook his head. âWe probably should never have discussed it.â
On an overcast day in February 2002, Milton and Chesa again rode the A train, but this time in the reverse direction. The terminal at JFK was thronged with travelers, many waiting in a long outdoor security line. It was five months after the September 11 attacks, and the airport was on high alert. Milton walked her to the back of the line. Saying heâd be late for work if he waited much longer, he waved goodbye. âIâll come visit this summer, okay?â he said.
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