Her Rule of “Never Turning Back”

Jewel Rivers hated nothing more than having to turn back. If she left something behind, she would move on without it. If she took a wrong turn, she kept going.

She said, "Turning back is a waste of time. The only way is forward."

She even drove right past me without stopping one night after I had worked late.

I texted her, "I just saw your car drive by. Can you turn around and pick me up?"

Three minutes later, she replied, "Rules are rules. I don't turn back. Take a cab home yourself."

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The next day was our eighth anniversary. We had planned to go to the nearby theme park together.