Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 136

It had been months since we last saw each other, and the lad seemed to have matured a bit. His hair was cropped short, donned in a grey jacket with specks of dust on it

He ran his fingers through his hair, somewhat embarrassed, “Trene, I got back from the construction site a while ago. The clothes are a bit dirty. I’m working there for my internship, living and dining with the workers. Hope you don’t mind.”

I instantly replied, “Why would I? You look rather dashing with your hair cut short.”

He chuckled, “1 think it’s not bad either. Mainly because having long hair gets in the way at work.” Oscar laughed, “When I first started, everyone thought I was too trendy”

His joke got me laughing. We were chatting along, and out of the blue, he asked, “Trene, when are you coming back? I’ve saved a portion of my salary. I’d like to treat you to a meal or get you a small gift, I can’t afford anything too extravagant at the moment though”

“No need. Keep your money for yourself, for future needs, or for when you get married. Don’t spend it recklessly I felt touched and guilty at the same

time

“1 save a portion of my salary every month, don’t worry Just that my internship doesn’t pay much” Oscar assured.

“Which company are you interning at?” I asked.

“A small real estate firm. Mainly working on the site for now, and I will slowly move up Oscar answered casually.

He had always been optimistic, full of hope for the future. I admired his attitude.

If I were to return anytime soon, it would probably be during the Day of the Dead, which was fast approaching.

So, I promised Oscar that once I was back, we’d have a meal together. I wanted to ask him about Bonnie in person.

Oscar was thrilled. He excitedly said, “Great, great! I’ll wait for you!”

“See you in a few days” I replied softly.

some fresh air since I slept too much during the

ran into Bonnie and Malinda. Their

one sourpuss. She always seemed to enjoy hurting people

we wouldn’t have come. Just

a cold

if she still wanted to play innocent in front of me, it

to them, smiled, and said, “Watch your mouth, or

talking about?”

Not knowing what I had on

and said,

filled with command and annoyance.

lot more to vent at me, but Bonnie stopped

‘Good to see you two

Bonnie and Malinda looked upset, but they didn’t say

again, and Louis stepped out, “Bonnie, Malinda, let’s

froze, “Ms. Finch, what

glanced at Bonnie and me, clearly a bit awkward. Anybody would find it awkward to have a good friend’s ex–wife

players were here.

let’s go. Neil is

a glance, then the three of them left together.

to my car,

knew better and stopped bothering me, I might

continued to show off in front of me, I might have exposed some secrets

family will definitely not accept

bustling. The wind on my face felt very comfortable.

mixed aroma of various foods in the air, I started to get hungry again.

started buying snacks to eat, anything with

stall was doing good business and only had one serving of

last fried chicken is mine! Malinda’s voice