Goodbye, Mr. Regret

After a while, Henry picked up the phone.

"Henry, have you had dinner yet?"

Sheila's voice was as gentle and caring as ever.

Maybe it was because Henry wasn't in a great mood-he didn't sound nearly as cheerful as he usually did when she called.

His aunt had told him he should really call Sheila "Great Aunt" according to the family tree.

His mother had been furious about his behavior and was now completely ignoring him.

He should probably do as his aunt suggested.

"Good evening, Great Aunt," he said.

Sheila almost dropped her phone.

"Henry, what did you just call me?"

"Great Aunt. You're Dad's aunt, after all. I should address you properly."

Sheila had so many things she wanted to say to Henry, but his sudden formality left her speechless.

Wasn't he always closest to her? What had changed?

"Henry, it's true I'm your dad's aunt, but we were born the exact same day, month, and year. Technically, yes, I am your great aunt, but you've always just called me Miss Sheila, haven't you?"

"That was my mistake. I should have used your proper title. Is there something you needed, Great Aunt?"

had heard the entire Zimmerman family was back in the country and had planned to get some information out of Henry. But with how things were

in a while. I missed you, so I wanted to check in and see

at all lately, actually. He'd cried more than

want to tell Sheila any of

seemed to dislike the closeness between him and Sheila, and

ever reached out to Sheila because he worried about his mother-since

never about needing Sheila

nothing else, I'll say goodbye. It's almost time

"Alright. Take care."

Henry hung up.

something was stuck

kid really couldn't be

even been that long, and he'd already forgotten her-after all

tossed her

that she truly wanted Henry, anyway. What she really wanted was

didn't want to be close to her, he was nothing

arrived at the

night

inside Zimmerman Manor, and

and

it was,

you really shouldn't come.

us in a

a portfolio. "I'm only here to drop something off. Could you please give this to Jessica

The butler remembering how