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.”

out of them. The next second, he grabbed

said, you should know that opening up a bar is not an easy task. Disregarding the initial funding, those complicated under-the-table connections won’t be easy to

as stubborn, so she was easier

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

a smile. It was like nothing was going on in her

rented a place in K City

decide.” Ashton gave her the green light

to

it. Thanks, Daddy. Good night,

a voice that was no louder than a kitten’s

our room, he locked it and took me into the bathroom, where

with our naked bodies, he turned on the shower and tested the temperature before

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