The Returning Ex

After glancing at Sophia, the old man said, “Sophia, you don’t seem to be doing that well.”

Sophia lifted her head while telling him, “Nah, I’m doing just fine. I set up a shop over there, which is making me quite a lot of money, so I’m good.”

Meanwhile, Mrs. Hensley was serving them their meal. She knew that no matter how Sophia was doing, the latter wouldn’t tell them much about it, so she said, “Alright, everyone. Sophia must be tired, so we should let her rest. We can come over after she has rested, since she will be here and won’t be leaving any time soon.”

As soon as the others heard Mrs. Hensley, the rest of the occupants stood while telling Sophia to take care. They were all kind people who hailed from the same village as her. After sending them off, Sophia returned to her room.

In the house, there was a simple and worn frame which held a photograph that was taken from many years ago.

black. Smiling, he was looking toward the camera. Sophia caressed her belly while staring at the photo for

to how tired she was after all the hiking she did, she fell asleep as soon as she lay down, after which she slept through the rest of the day. It was night when she was roused by a phone call. Without even checking the caller ID, she picked up upon

voice could be heard over the line.

saying anything else. She asked in a semi-conscious state, “Is there

wasn’t a lot of noise. Sophia didn’t give much thought about it while she added, “I was sleeping,

out after doing some house cleaning. Life in the village was starkly different from

went into the yard to sit on a chair, then she lifted her head to admire the night sky. While she was in the village, Robin would be looking after the shop, so she wasn’t worried about it. Now that she had a baby