The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

 

 

 

On the other end, John heard every single word. He then sighed. “Where will you be staying at night? And what will you be eating?”

 

Sophia thought for a moment. “The store here has everything. We’re almost done cleaning the house, so there’s no problem on my side. You don’t need to worry.”

John was silent for a long while before he grunted in assent. “Alright, then. I got it. Call me if you need anything.”

Only when he’d hung up did Sophia breathe a sigh of relief.

After bustling around for half the day, the sky outside had gone dark. Very much hospitable, Mrs. Hensley offered to have dinner at her place. “Why don’t you come over to my place for dinner? You’ve got nothing here in your house.”

Sophia turned it over in her mind. I’m rather tired, so I don’t feel like cooking for myself. “Sure. Sorry for the inconvenience.”

Mrs. Hensley laughed. “Why did you become so courteous in your speech after leaving for a year, girl?”

slept in. The wattage of the lights was relatively low, so the house appeared very dim. Although my life has improved a lot now that I’ve come this far in

 

elders said that everything that once belonged to him had to be burned so that he could use it in the

had its door closed since rural families would go to bed early considering the lack of entertainment at night. At present, the only sounds outside were the occasional dog barking and whooshing wind from some unidentified place. She stood there for a long time. Pulling her clothes tighter

was in an unfamiliar place. The dreams were so vivid that she couldn’t quite discern between fantasy and reality. At one time, she dreamt of her grandfather before it switched to John’s grandfather, then her wedding with John, followed by them getting their divorce certificate. Finally, she dreamt of a child standing in front of

 

noticing that the sky had just begun to lighten. However, since rural families went to bed early, they also got out of bed early. At this time, other people’s chimneys were already smoking. Having nothing at home, she could only straighten up the place briefly before going to the store in the village to buy some

was up in years and woke up early in the morning to feed his chickens and ducks. Shock assailed him at the sight of Sophia.

she replied, “I came back yesterday afternoon, so I’ve been cleaning

time, so he sighed. “You came back to visit your grandfather’s grave, yes?

some flowers. Before she left, she heard the owner muttering, “Why didn’t your husband tag along? Does he

when she’d arrived home with her purchases, her cell phone rang. Glancing at it, she saw that it was Robin, so she promptly answered the call. On the other end, Robin’s voice was threaded with a hint of worry. “Have

had a good night’s rest. I’ll

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