Chapter 614


    On the other end, John heard every single word. He then sighed. “Where will you be staying at night?


    And what will you be eating?”


    Sophia thought for a moment. “The store here has everything. We’re almost done cleaning the house,


    so there’s no problem on my side. You don’t need to worry.”


    John was silent for a long while before he grunted in assent. “Alright, then. I got it. Call me if you need


    anything.”


    Only when he’d hung up did Sophia breathe a sigh of relief.


    After bustling around for half the day, the sky outside had gone dark. Very much hospitable, Mrs.


    Hensley offered to have dinner at her ce. “Why don’t youe over to my ce for dinner? You’ve


    got nothing here in your house.”


    Sophia turned it over in her mind. I’m rather tired, so I don’t feel like cooking for myself. “Sure. Sorry for


    the inconvenience.”


    Mrs. Hensleyughed. “Why did you be so courteous in your speech after leaving for a year, girl?”


    After having dinner next door, Sophia then returned to the house. Flipping on the lights, she sat down


    on the bed she’d previously slept in. The wattage of the lights was rtively low, so the house


    appeared very dim. Although my life has improved a lot now that I’vee this far in life, every time I


    reminisce about everything in the past, I just find myself regretting many things.


    As she looked around the empty house, tears once again streamed down her face. Back when


    Grandpa passed away, the elders said that everything that once belonged to him had to be burned so


    that he could use it in the afterlife. We hadn’t had much in the first ce, so when everything was


    burned, the house truly turned empty.


    Getting to her feet, she went over and opened the door. Then, she gazed out. As it waste, every


    house had its door closed since rural families would go to bed early considering theck of


    entertainment at night. At present, the only sounds outside were the asional dog barking and


    whooshing wind from some unidentified ce. She stood there for a long time. Pulling her clothes


    tighter around her, she then turned and went back into the house, turning off the lights before going to


    bed.


    Her sleep was fitful and gued by dreams, perhaps because she was in an unfamiliar ce. The


    dreams were so vivid that she couldn’t quite discern between fantasy and reality. At one time, she


    dreamt of her grandfather before it switched to John’s grandfather, then her wedding with John,


    followed by them getting their divorce certificate. Finally, she dreamt of a child standing in front of her,


    asking her why she was crying in a childish voice. She had no idea whether she was crying, only aware


    that her heart twisted in agony upon hearing the child’s voice. The child’s face was blurry, but he or she


    was probably very good-looking.


    When Sophia awakened groggily, she nced out, noticing that the sky had just begun to lighten.


    However, since rural families went to bed early, they also got out of bed early. At this time, other


    people’s chimneys were already smoking. Having nothing at home, she could only straighten up the


    ce briefly before going to the store in the vige to buy some things.


    The store owner was up in years and woke up early in the morning to feed his chickens and ducks.


    Shock assailed him at the sight of Sophia. “You’re Sophia, no? When did youe back?”


    Sophia greeted him with a smile. Then, she replied, “I came back yesterday afternoon, so I’ve been


    cleaning the house.”


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    The owner knew that she was all alone during her return this time, so he sighed. “You came back to


    visit your grandfather’s grave, yes? Ah, how pitiful!” However, no one knew who he meant to pity.


    Sophia bought some food as well as some flowers. Before she left, she heard the owner muttering,


    “Why didn’t your husband tag along? Does he look down on this small ce?”


    Pursing her lips, she pretended as though she hadn’t heard him. Just when she’d arrived home with


    her purchases, her cell phone rang. ncing at it, she saw that it was Robin, so she promptly


    answered the call. On the other end, Robin’s voice was threaded with a hint of worry. “Have you arrived


    in your hometown, Sophia?”


    Sophia murmured an assent. “I arrived yesterday and had a good night’s rest. I’ll be going to my


    grandfather’s grave today.”


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