Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 50

Elysia raced across the room, “Blossom.”

Blossom rubbed her eyes and squinted at Elysia. Then she let out a squeal and lunged forward to cuddle her.

“Is that really you, Elysia? 1-1–I’m not seeing ghosts, am I?!”

“It’s me. I came looking for you after I saw the news online. Are you okay? Did you get hurt?”

But Blossom, as if she hadn’t heard a word, pinched herself then pinched Elysia.

“Does it hurt? It hurts me, oh goodness, I’m in pain, thank heavens I’m not dreaming! Elysia, you’re finally back! Where on earth have you been these years? Winona and I have been sick with worry. I didn’t get a single call or text from you and you nearly gave us a heart attack!” Blossom, a sensitive gal through and through from Jindale City, burst into tears as she spoke.

Elysia felt a pang of guilt, “Alright, alright, it’s all my fault. No more tears, okay? Let me make sure you’re not hurt.”

“I’m fine, let’s go home and talk.” Blossom was now a kindergarten teacher. She whipped out her phone to call the school and take the day off.

Phone tucked away, Blossom linked arms with Elysia and they headed home, “You have no idea how much Winona and I missed you these years. We never stopped looking for you, but you were just nowhere to be found. Where have you been all this time?”

the Thorne family. They were ashamed of me and kicked me out. I had nowhere to go, and I didn’t want my reputation to affect the baby. So I left Jindale City for

want to scare Blossom. Plus, she had promised her benefactor on the

her, “How could you be so foolish? You dashed away during your pregnancy and you didn’t even tell us! Your husband leaves you, your family disowns you, but Winona and I are here

was afraid of dragging you

say that to Winona, she’ll throttle

smiled and followed Blossom

inside, they were engulfed in warmth and coziness.

on the rack by the door

folks not home?”

back, they’d have dropped everything. You know how much they adore

Elysia some hot coffee to warm

next to Elysia on the couch, “Come on, spill the beans about what you’ve been up to these

a moment, unsure where to start. It seemed like she’d been through a lot, yet nothing much

childbirth, and raising children.

got a simple job down the mountain when I was pregnant, then gave birth and raised