Life After Prison

Severin gave it a little thought before finally deciding to walk up to the door and knock on it.

“Who is it?” The beautiful woman frowned when she heard the knock on the door and immediately walked over. She looked carefully at Severin and seemed to be a little lost in thought.

“Hi, may I ask who are you?” Severin asked in a serious tone as he stared at the flawlessly beautiful woman in front of her.

“I’m the one who should be asking you that question. You’re the one who came to me, after all.” The woman smiled and folded her arms. Mere words could not describe just how beautiful that smile was.

Severin frowned and said, “Oh, my name is Severin Feuillet. I’d like to know who you are and why you’re helping my parents by giving them money every month. You call yourself a friend of mine, but I don’t really remember having someone like you as a friend!” He had this feeling at the back of his mind that the woman in front of him was a little familiar, just that he could not remember who she was. For that reason, he decided to ask her once and for and get to the bottom of it. Perhaps she could be his high school classmate or something of the sort. Hence, it would be understandable for him not to recognize her since they had not met each other for several years already.

When the beautiful woman in front of him heard that his name was Severin, the smile on her face froze instantly.

There seemed to be a kind of burning anger in her eyes, for they started turning red as tears began to well up in her eye sockets.

In the end, the woman finally closed her eyes, exhaled heavily, and controlled her emotions before opening her eyes again. She pushed Severin back, walked out of the house, and said to Selene inside, “Could you excuse me for a bit, sweetie? I need to talk to this man.” She closed the door soon after.

each other?” Severin was at a loss when he saw the woman’s reaction. He tried hard to remember who she was, but to no avail. It boggled

to be released so early. I thought you’d have another five years to go before they set you free!” The woman smiled, seemingly in self-mockery, and then suddenly raised

out her hand. “What’s gotten into you, woman? I honestly can’t remember when we last met, but I am definitely

Severin despite him grabbing her arm tightly. “Don’t you remember me? I’m Diane Shanahan! The woman whose life you’ve ruined! I’m Diane Shanahan! My life wouldn’t’ve been like this if it weren’t for you, you irresponsible

but he still did not know who she was, or when he even

a little

recall anyone of my classmates or acquaintances with the name Diane.” Severin let go of her hand, and continued, “Tell me how much money you’ve given to my family over the years and I’ll pay everything back to

Are you even able to pay up? What will you use to pay me back? How will you return

he could sense that she was in genuine anguish. Clearly, her tears were real, and she

talk to you when you’re in this condition. We’ll talk once you calm down!” Severin looked at her helplessly. He did not know how to comfort her, so he finally decided to walk back down.

ground and cried helplessly. Unbeknownst to her, the door opened

Diane’s hand. “Why are you crying, Mom? Did that man bully you? There, there. Don’t cry, Mom…” Selene became teary-eyed while speaking.

her tears, and finally touched Selene’s head while saying, “Okay, Selene. I won’t cry. You shouldn’t cry

nodded

miss your dad?” Diane could not help but ask when

nodded. “Other children have dads, so I want a dad too. I don’t want to be a fatherless child!”