You Are My One and Only

After all that was settled, Patricia limped out of the security room. While taking the elevator down to the indoor playground, she thought she had the worst luck—to think she would meet a thief in a mall of all places. Meanwhile, Stellan helped Sylvie, who was drenched in sweat from all the playing, wipe down her face and neck. On the other hand, Scott held a kid’s water bottle, making sure their little sister stayed hydrated.

Once they saw that Patricia had returned, the triplets stood waiting for her, and it was then the boys discovered their mother was walking funny. Thus, the two went up to help her. “Mommy, did you sprain your ankle?”

Patricia forced a smile upon hearing their warm concern. “The floor here is so slippery, and I accidentally twisted my ankle.”

She didn’t tell them the truth, for she didn’t want them to be upset as well.

“Tricia, have some water.” Sylvie brought Patricia’s water bottle over, which the latter took. It wasn’t until Patricia took a few sips of water that she finally felt alive again.

“You guys go ahead and play. I’ll wait right here,” she said with a smile.

Sylvie had such a wild time earlier that she instantly dragged her brothers back into the playground with her.

Meanwhile, Patricia stared mindlessly ahead while propping her chin up. Perhaps the ring was never meant to be hers, and perhaps she was never destined to find that sc*mbag.

was

…

the outskirt golf course was perfect. The blue sky was clear with not a

made a rather dashing pose before swinging it. Though the

come you’re still as bad as the last time

his club, and the ball landed right into

instant. “That’s it,

army; more specifically, he was a major general. The guys barely met him once a year, and he only returned this time because his grandfather had forced him to come home for blind dates. He wasn’t getting any younger, and it was time he

walked up to the stone table nearby and

sportswear and a white baseball cap. He

across from him

fairer, but the latter had

his phone out to

away, checking every now and then to see if Patricia had replied. Of

seeing someone, are you?”