Chapter 42



I hummed softly, "Not a bad suggestion. I'll think it over."

"You really should," Fanny paused before adding, "Felicia, the best way to forget someone and move on from a relationship is to dive into a new one as quickly as possible."

"Okay, Fanny, got it," I said before hanging up. Lying on my bed, I let my thoughts drift.

Soon, I could hear Ernest's firm and steady footsteps outside, unmistakable to my ears.

Then came the faucet twisting, followed by our landlady Ethel's nagging voice, "How come it's just you? Where's Licia?"

I didn't hear Ernest's reply, only his request, "Please, no onions in the clam chowder."

Hearing that, I couldn't help but laugh, though my laughter quickly turned into tears. Living with the Wagner family over the years, I'd gotten used to eating onions, even though I never touched them when I was with my parents back home.

family engaged to

not wanting to seem too delicate or fussy, like forcing myself to

and even dreamt that Ernest

you and Ernest?" Ethel asked me at

interrupted, I grumbled, "We were about to get married, and then... you

"

get a marriage license just like

at you, Licia. You've got an eye for quality. You'll regret it if you let a good man like Ernest go. If I were fifty years

help but burst

If you don't make a move fast, that young

was just Ethel and me at the table. I couldn't help but ask, "Ethel, where's

said, "He went out to drink with

chowder with my spoon, savoring the

only drives for friends occasionally, not full time," Ethel explained, then looked at me,

meant I dreamt about getting one." My explanation earned me an

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