It could have happened that way, too—under a moonlit sky in LA—because what he didn’t know was that the screenplay she’d been reading in the van had a part in it for him. Since she was producing the film, she could guarantee him the role if he wanted it.
Maybe if I had kissed him in the cave . . .
She shook the thought away. She was certain, even if he’d lived, his grip on sanity had slipped too much to save him.
Finally the tears subsided, and she found the strength to hike to the nearby road. Rescue workers could be in the cave within a matter of hours, she guessed, hoping that Paul was still alive.
She flagged down the first car she saw.
NOW
RESCUE WORKERS SPENT a week searching for the cavers. Ethan was the last to be found. He was nearly dead from dehydration, and they rushed him off to All Saint Hospital for immediate attention.
He’d later say he had seen the tongue depressor stuck in the wall. He’d found Martin’s dead body and the underground stream. But he didn’t know that the stream could lead him to freedom and had retreated into the cave, still searching for an exit.
Once he was better, Cynthia would prosecute him for attempted rape. In the meantime, she comforted Martin’s mom and sister. She told them the truth about what had happened in the cave only because she had to tell the police, and later went with them to Martin’s funeral.
The pastor spoke about how kind, generous, and loving Martin was, about how he was in a better place and how they would always remember him.
Since—and only because—it was a funeral, nobody disagreed.
Then, after the body was lowered into the ground, a stranger in a long black dress approached Cynthia.
“You should know that he loved you,” the stranger said. “I never wanted to admit it to myself, but he did.”
A tear rolled down Cynthia’s cheek, and she thanked the woman for telling her.
“I wanted to tell you I’m sorry for everything I did to keep you two apart.”
“What do you mean? Who are you?”
“I’m Diane. I was Martin’s fiancé.”
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