When There Is Nothing Left But Love

If you could love, you must do so with all your heart and make your loved one happy so that you would have no regrets in the future.

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The next day, Sally called, and the first thing she asked was, “Taken your medicine?”

I thought for a while before I remembered that yesterday, she had said I sounded nasal and that I should take some medicine.

I nodded and said, “I have.”

“December is just around the corner. Since it’s the festive season, we must have some decorations. Later, you must go out with me to do some shopping.”

She sounded domineering, leaving me with no option.

Nodding, I promised her that I would.

Ashton was busy with work, and I could not tag along with him all the time.

Since Flora was not around, I tidied up a little and drove to the mall.

Sally was waiting at the entrance. When she saw me, she started ranting, “It’s not that far. If you didn’t want to come, you could have told me.”

As I took the trolley from her, I took a glance at the supermarket nearby. “Are we shopping there?”

Pursing her lips, she nodded and went straight in.

in. She was not very ladylike, looking more like a nagging middle-aged housewife. After shopping for some necessities, she looked back at me

shook my head. “No, I’m

New Year’s Eve. If you are not good at making dough, how

but then I saw her with a bag of flour, so I guessed she wanted to prepare

At that, she did as I thought

about to say

Oh, fine!

play

for the delivery staff to send all the stuff back to the

wanted to reward me for going shopping with

hard to find authentic Thai food. This restaurant is really good, though. You shall soon try the

City, I liked the Thai restaurant on University Road in J City the most. After I came to K City, I never went back there anymore. I’ve searched the entire K City for so many years, but I haven’t seen any authentic

words, I could feel her longing

in K City, and her memories of home had faded by then. Whenever she tried to reminisce

my childhood memories. Grandma always had different types of candies in her pocket. Whenever

see them again, the only thing that remained for me to reminisce was the sweet taste of

dishes, I got up. “Aunt Sally, I need to

shopping in the supermarket for some time, we dirtied our hands a little, so she

I went to the washroom

there was an old acquaintance seated there whom I had not

have time to visit you.

were two others who were strangers to me, most likely her

good at flattering. I haven’t lost weight or