It's well worth saying again. As is this: I wrote this story to break some hearts. Sadistic as it sounds, I'm thrilled to death at how this affected you.

So far the installments have run as follows: love story (low tension), toss story (high tension), hospital story (midpoint, nearly fatal), toss story (high tension).

Will the fifth installment fulfill the symmetry? Will it be happy, or heartbreaking, or maybe both? Stay tuned.