Leaving The Country After Divorce

“Be careful!”

Roxanne’s cheeks tinged pink when she thought about the accident she had had the last time she was here.

The three children waved their hands at her without looking back and dashed toward the waves.

Roxanne quickened her pace and kept up with her children.

“Mommy, you’re so pretty!”

Estella grabbed Roxanne’s hand and snuggled up to her. Her little face lit up in awe.

There had been a firework event during their last vacation to the hot spring resort. As a result, the beach was overcrowded with people, and the children didn’t get the chance to experience playing on the beach.

It was quiet all around at that moment, save for the sounds of waves crashing against the beach.

Despite their young age and high energy levels, the children couldn’t help but want to quiet down and relax in the face of the calming waves.

Roxanne patted their heads and said, “There are not many people here, and it’s really quiet. That’s why I come here quite often.” Then she took a glance at the surroundings. Still worried, she held Estella’s hand and said to Archie and Benny, “I’m going to bring you guys to a place.”

to their senses and kept

the children noticed that there was a lighthouse and a long deck when they

turned slowly and gracefully with the rhythm of the tides, creating a

were in

different from the beach that we’ve

“Go ahead and enjoy!”

was elated to see

finally snapped out of their awe at

was the first to scamper toward the sea. “Archie,

Benny followed behind her. “Run,

three of them chased each

railing, watching her kids play happily. She couldn’t help but take out her

had missed out on a lot of

learned to talk, nor had she ever

still grateful that she had shown up when Estella needed her the

reached out to help Estella and had not resisted

Estella’s autism had persisted until now, Roxanne would be