AT 76, I TOOK A BUS TO SEE MY FIRST LOVE AFTER 50 YEARS – BUT FATE INTERRUPTED BEFORE I COULD REACH HER

timed to be random, the hospital was located not far from the bus route.

After confirming the location with the driver, I called Ellen again.

“I’ll be there in an hour,” I said, my voice trembling. “I’m one stop away.”

“Then come,” she said, and her voice cracked. “Please come now.”

The next stretch of the journey disappeared in a blur.

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