and then she traveled further. her mind danced across the images she cherished most, memories of furtive grins and pinkies wordlessly linked and texts that made her heart leap and her limbs soften. she thought of his arm hooked steadfast around hers at the gala and standing in the crowd at his matches, cheering as he soared. she glanced across her empty flat, the outline of her bed peeking out from the threshold down the hall, and she remembered all the beds she’d slept in without him, listening for the sound of his breathing over the phone by her ear.