The Returning Ex

As soon as Sophia saw the small dirt patch, tears poured down her face, her heart clenching. Slowly walking over, she put down the things in her hands. “I’m here to visit you, Grandpa.” Her control snapping, she sobbed aloud. “I’m divorced, but John gave me a lot of things as compensation. I now have plenty of money, so life is great.” Her voice broke as she added, “I’m even… pregnant.”

The wind was quite strong on the mountains, rustling the tree leaves around her. Thereafter, she could no longer utter a single word, merely kneeling before the grave, weeping. After crying for an indeterminate time, she then wiped her tears away. “If only you were alive, you could see my child. After all, you love children.”

Taking the flower she bought, she placed it in front of the grave marker. “My mother came back some time ago and asked for my phone number. She claimed to miss me, but I don’t miss them. I don’t need them. Since you’re gone, I don’t need anyone else. I can live alone.” Then, she promised, “In the future, I’ll live here with my child and keep you company. I won’t be going anywhere else.”

It was afternoon when Sophia arrived back home. Many villagers knew that she was back, so they all came to visit her. As her eyes were red and swollen from all the crying she did, they knew what had happened the moment they glimpsed her countenance. Mrs. Hensley came over. “I’ve cooked some delicious food at my house, Sophia. Why don’t you come over and eat?”

A tad exhausted, Sophia replied, “I’d like to rest for a while, Mrs. Hensley. I’m a bit tired after such a lengthy round trip.”

course. I forgot all about that! Go and rest first. I’ll bring

grandfather passed away, so it was these people who helped to settle his funeral. They also knew that she was now all alone, so these fellow villagers wanted to come over and look in on

before she sat down in the courtyard. An elderly man then started speaking of Sophia’s

be bringing the food over at this time, and she interjected, “Acknowledge Sophia? In her dreams! What has she been doing all those years? Now that she has fallen on

your mother’s dressing when she came back that time, I don’t think she’s all that well-off. Thus,

you find difficult to express. We’ll act

trickled down Sophia’s face again, but she tried her utmost best to keep her control intact. “I won’t acknowledge