Samuel knew how painful it was to miss somebody.

It turns out that even thinking of someone hurts all over.

His stomach twisted. It was the kind of pain that would spread to every limb before having them smashed by boulders.

Despite the pain, he found that he couldn’t stop thinking about her.

Kathleen fell silent.

 

Samuel’s gaze deepened. “Say something.”

“I have nothing to say to you,” she bluntly said as she lay down. “I’m going to take a nap. Please carry on with your work.”

Samuel studied Kathleen thoughtfully, trying to decide if she would be heartbroken or disgusted if he told her he had missed her.

Judging by her expression, probably the latter.

Meanwhile, Kathleen felt awful.

Samuel hasn’t changed. Why would he tell me this after a year? Does he think that I’m foolish enough to change my mind just because he said that? I’m no longer that girl who loved him wholeheartedly in the stupidity of my youth. Not anymore. Why didn’t he treasure me when I did? Leaving him was the right choice.

Samuel looked sideways at Kathleen, who had her back to him. She seemed to be asleep.

He didn’t bother her further. Instead, he turned off the light.

The night suddenly became unbearably long.

Kathleen woke up the following day in a daze.

“Good morning, Katie,” said Diana with a kind voice.

Kathleen was surprised. “Old Mrs. Macari?”

Diana sat on the chair between the two beds as she reached out to stroke Kathleen’s head. “Are you feeling better?”

“I am,” Kathleen murmured demurely, like a small furry animal being caressed.

something delicious.” Diana turned to Maria. “Bring it

Maria brought

Kathleen was taken aback.

got up at three this morning to whip up some mushroom

felt a pang of guilt. “Old Mrs. Macari, you

lovely old lady really loves me.

I’m happy to cook you something nice. Now,

Old Mrs. Macari.” Kathleen nodded obediently before picking up a

so fresh!” She smiled so broadly that her eyes were reduced to slits. A warm, fuzzy feeling erupted in her

you

returned the old lady’s smile with an embarrassed grin of her

the corner of her eye, she saw Samuel looking at

attention. “Samuel had some of your soup before you

Kathleen looked over.

did,”

word, Kathleen turned her attention back to her

gazed at her grandson. “I did some digging of my own. What happened

Samuel was struck dumb.

as dirty as

to discover that

afternoon,” Diana announced. “I have already arranged for Katie to move

and didn’t voice

Diana thoughtfully before commencing her

said before that I’ll treat you like my granddaughter, which is naturally better than how I treat

to find out that Diana

the other

next door was vacated, and Kathleen moved

help Kathleen settle in, Diana turned to look at Samuel. “Katie and Christopher are quite compatible, you

deign to

with her no matter how hard you force things. The sacrifice of Katie’s parents

for her, Grandma,” Samuel

Sammie.” Diana hasn’t addressed Samuel like that for

soon as Samuel was old enough, she addressed him by his

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