For several minutes, neither of us knew what to say.
Finally, I said, “Carol told me to find you.”
Anna looked at me.
“I know.”
My stomach tightened.
“You know?”
She nodded slowly.
“I’ve been waiting for this day for a very long time.”
I leaned forward.
“What does that mean?”
Anna looked toward the window.
“Did Carol tell you anything?”
“She said I would understand everything after I found you.”
Anna closed her eyes.
“Of course she did.”
“What did she mean?”
Anna didn’t answer immediately.
Then she said ]something that made my entire body go cold.
“Your wife and I met before you and I ever saw each other again.”
I stared at her.
“What?”
“Carol found me.”
“When?”
“Decades ago.”
“Why?”
Anna looked directly into my eyes.
“Because I tried to find you.”
I couldn’t speak.
Anna continued.
“I searched for you because I wanted to know what happened to the man I had loved.”
