When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Staring at me, he said with remorse, “I am responsible for the incident that happened back then. I shouldn’t keep it from Mr. Moore. If he learned of your existence, maybe he would bring you back to the Moore family.”

To me, that was all in the past now. Hence, I let out a faint smile and replied, “Boris, there is no such thing as ‘if’ in this world.”

Smiling, he took a quick glance at Amy, who was sleeping on my legs, and said, “This child will have a different life after encountering you.”

I shrugged in response and remained silent. It was too early to jump to conclusions now. No one could tell if this was a good or bad thing.

After about eight hours, we arrived at the village. At that time, all of us were exhausted. Although we departed early in the morning, it was late when we reached the destination.

The cold spell hit the village in December, causing a drastic dip in the temperature. Just as I got out of the car, I shivered because the cold wind blew toward me. After a while, Amy woke up and opened her eyes slowly. Looking at the environment that she was familiar with, she said, “Ms. Stovall, we’ve arrived.”

I gave her a nod and grabbed hold of her as we walked toward her house with the bags. Her house was not too far from our car, but the road was not easy to walk. Luckily, there was no rain recently. The soil was dry and hard, so it wasn’t that bad.

By the time we reached Ronald’s house, the sky was already dark. Hence, I couldn’t find the entrance. Looking at the dark house, I was a little worried. It’s already nine! Why there’s no one here? Where did they go?

out to her parents. Not long after, someone opened the door slightly. A meek voice was heard coming from the inside, “Amy, is that

Stovall brings me back.” At that, she rushed into the house

Boris turned on the torchlight. When he saw a seven-year-old child, he furrowed his

Amy’s hand and replied, “They work

cement

trembling from the coldness, and asked, “It’s so cold, and you’re only wearing so little? Why don’t

when they are not home. I just need to cover myself with the blanket to keep warm. I will start the fire after they come

I think that doesn’t seem appropriate, but I did not say anything else. Then, I asked Boris to take all the food from the car and bring her a

is cold. You’ll catch a cold if you don’t wear a few more

save it for Christmas. If I have new clothes for Christmas, no one will make fun of me anymore

that, Boris stood up and passed her the jacket again, and said in a serious manner, “Just keep it on. Ms. Stovall

excited and put on the jacket

sound came from outside. Ronald and his wife came back from work. Seeing that, Ava started the fire to heat the dishes up while Amy helped the former