Valentine #22 March 1969
In "Piece of My Heart," Jean's wedding trip to New York takes an unexpected turn when Errol’s father falls ill, sending Errol west by train and asking Jean to follow him—only to have his friend Gerry meet her at the airport. Over the next twelve hours, as the two wait for her train, a quiet intimacy builds between Jean and Gerry, charged with unspoken tension and the weight of choices yet to be made. Illustrated with delicate precision by Shirley Bellwood, this poignant story captures a moment suspended in time, where love, duty, and fate hang in the balance.
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Jean flies to New York to marry Errol, but Errol's father has been taken ill so he wants Jean to follow him by train a thousand miles to the west. Errol has sent his friend, Gerry, to meet Jean at the airport and they spend the next twelve hours together before her train leaves.
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