Laura, reluctant to leave Jock’s side, called the nanny to come and escort me home.
When I stepped out of the bar, I dismissed the nanny, took a taxi and rushed to the Civil Administration Office to erase my identity.
The administrator kept urging me to think about this matter more carefully. After all, once my identity was erased, from that moment, Jerome Atkins was gone from the world.
I insisted firmly, "I'm sure."
An hour later, I left after my ID number was erased. Immediately, the stone that had been weighing me down for a long time was taken away and was immensely comfortable.
If I directly asked Laura for a divorce, she wouldn’t agree. The only way to break free was to erase my identity.
I went home. There were five days left before I would be gone.
Every single day I waited after Laura and Jock left before erasing every little trace of Laura in my life.
I gathered our wedding photos, wedding rings and the gift that she gave me …. I gathered them all and took them to the garden, dug a deep hole, threw all of them in and lit the fire.
The flame burned away all the memories of our past and erased every trace of affection I had for her.