When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“Shall I take you home?” he asked.

I squinted my eyes at him. “Going to see Summer?”

He was surprised. “May I?”

“Why not? You’re her uncle.”

He beamed with joy but tried to suppress it.

We went to pick Summer up from her school.

She had not seen John even once during the four years here in R Province. However, she was not too shocked to see him as we had been having many visitors recently.

Summer and I took the back seat. She turned her head to and fro to look at John and I. “Mommy, is Mr. Stovall your friend?”

I nodded. “Summer, he’s your Uncle John.”

“Uncle?” she gasped.

John thought she was calling him and he immediately turned around gleefully.

“Watch out!” I yelled upon seeing the cars coming our way.

Luckily, his quick reflexes in maneuvering the steering wheel prevented a car crash.

look at both of us. With anticipation,

I…

but did as he said. “Uncle

upon his face. He exclaimed ecstatically, “Did you hear that, Scarlett? She called me ‘Uncle

lonely on the inside and

simple greeting from Summer made John feel joyful. It gave him the warmth that he had

same time, he

Summer

Something’s not right.

we reached home, Summer went to pluck some fruits. I asked,

you’re pregnant but the father of the

child, there’s no reason for you to abandon it. John, don’t

clarified, “I didn’t say it’s my

if the child would be as adorable as Summer, given the chance to be born into this world. Am I

hissed and sat down on the

both his hands, he seemed

two cents. “Regardless of the situation, if that’s your child, you can’t leave it alone nor cut off ties with it. John, don’t do something you’ll

up from his seat. Looking slightly dazed, he left me a sentence before leaving the yard. “I’m heading back to K City. I’ll come see you again in

I could not help but smile. People will always be healed, whether through an eventful

came out carrying a watermelon with all her might. She scanned around

I sighed. “Summer, the fruit will rot if we don’t