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Letnan John Blanchard sedang berada di Grand Central Station, New York City, dan ia memandangi jam besar yang ada di situ. Jam menunjukkan pukul enam kurang lima menit. Jantungnya berpacu. Tepat pukul enam ia akan bertemu dengan seorang gadis yang menurutnya ia cintai, tetapi belum pernah bertemu. Berikut kisahnya… Ia berada di Florida untuk mengikuti pelatihan pilot selama Perang Dunia II. Selama di sana, ia sempat mengunjungi perpustakaan dan membaca sebuah buku. Ketika ia membolak-balik halaman-halaman buku itu, ia memerhatikan bahwa seseorang telah membuat catatan di tepi halamannya. Saat membaca pengamatan yang cerdas dalam tulisan tangan yang indah itu, ia berkata dalam hati, Aku ingin skali menemui siapa pun yang telah menulis catatan-catatan ini, kelihatannya ia begitu baik, lembut, dan bijaksana. Ia melihat sampul depan buku itu dan melihat sebuah nama, Hollis Maynell, New York City. Ia memutuskan untuk mencoba mencarinya. Dengan bantuan buku telepon New York City, ia menemuka

Now that it's all said and done, I can't believe you were the one To build me up and tear me down, Like an old abandoned house. What you said when you left Just left me cold and out of breath. I fell too far, was in way too deep. Guess I let you get the best of me. Well, I never saw it coming. I should've started running A long, long time ago. And I never thought I'd doubt you, I'm better off without you More than you, more than you know. I'm slowly getting closure. I guess it's really over. I'm finally getting better. And now I'm picking up the pieces. I'm spending all of these years Putting my heart back together. 'Cause the day I thought I'd never get through, I got over you. You took a hammer to these walls, Dragged the memories down the hall, Packed your bags and walked away. There was nothing I could say. And when you slammed the front door shut, A lot of others opened up, So did my eyes so I could see That you never were the best f