The temple was the same, only the visitors had changed. She bought an entrance ticket, and as she walked in, she thought about how the last time she came, Percy Stanton was right behind her, an awareness she chose not to acknowledge by looking back.
This time, she was alone. She couldn't help but turn around to look back, her heart filled with unspoken sadness.
She followed the same path as before, revisiting the old landmarks and repeating all the things she had done the previous time. In the last temple, after her prayer, she found the old nun standing at the exit.
Isabel Smith remembered her as the nun who always collected the incense and wish money.
She had made a wish last time, and she made one again on this visit.
The old nun would record the names of those who donated. When she saw the money that Isabel Smith handed over, she began to flip through her thick logbook.
Isabel drifted her eyes over the book and suddenly said, "Wait a moment."