When There Is Nothing Left But Love

At that moment, my sight became blurry, and I kept seeing Macy’s face overlapping with Summer’s. It was like time and space no longer bound me, and that person sitting in front of me was not Summer but Macy.

“A bar is challenging for a woman for sure, but aren’t other jobs the same? Rather than working our lives away for someone else, let’s work for ourselves. You know, Letty. I like that dreamy feeling under the flickering lights. It helps me forget about all my insecurities. And sometimes, I get to see people I missed.”

That was what Macy said that convinced me.

Because she liked it, I supported her. Because she liked it, I sent her over to Jared. Because of all that, she never got to experience true love until the day she died.

Even if everyone was safe, I still feel that thorn in my heart rooted there, unremovable.

There was a fog over my eyes, and I could no longer differentiate the real from the surreal. As a mother, I should be supportive of my children’s dreams, but I could feel something weighing me down, forcing my mouth shut so I could not speak.

Maybe it’s Macy. Maybe she and I have the same idea. I’m sure of it.

“Your mom and I understand.”

The next second, he grabbed my hand and pulled it over, placing it

task. Disregarding the initial funding, those complicated under-the-table connections won’t be easy to handle. Let Joseph gather

Audrey were different. She was not as stubborn, so she was easier to talk to.

faint response and said, “Since you’re bored of staying at home, maybe you can plan out

I can,” Summer replied with a smile. It was like nothing was going on in her life worth grieving. “But I would like Mr. Cress to help me. Will

had rented a

Ashton gave her the green light to

to our

Thanks, Daddy. Good night,

louder than a kitten’s while

and took me into

each other with our naked bodies, he turned on the shower and tested the

massaging my head with the tip of his fingers. The warm sensation it gave me was enough