“Are you really sure about your decision?” Evan asked Winona the day she was about to say goodbye to her friends in the apartment.

She was at Linda’s place, Evan’s sister, with Evan himself and Linda’s husband, Michael.

Winona looked at the three of them one by one before giving a slow, deliberate nod. “I have to. My parents will be with us, so things will be fine there,” she answered with a soft smile, though her chest felt heavier than her words showed.

Linda drew a deep ...