This evening, Essa was looking after Winston. She was playing puzzles with her brother. Their mother came over, with a thermos in her hands, which smelled good.
"Mom, give the thermos to me. I'll get it warmed for Winston."
"No, it's not for Winston. It's for Declan.
You’ve been taking care of Winston all these days and you've neglected Declan. I made his favorite food. Take it to him."
Essa shook her head She wouldn’t go!
Her mother realized something was wrong with them. "Did you guys have a fight?"
Essa didn't say anything. She was silent. Her mother got serious and asked her what
was going on. And she demanded her daughter to be honest with her.
Essa didn't hide anything from her mother. She told everything, their disputes and their problems.
Hearing Essa's words, her mother let out a long sigh. She told Essa to take a step back and go to apologize to Declan.
The world was just as realistic as it was. Declan wanted to marry Essa, but Winston's situation was like a fathomless pit that they couldn't fill up no matter how hard they tried. Declan's family was not rich. He was surely not happy about such a burden!
It was usual for ordinary people. Essa did not resent Declan for this.
Nowadays, how many men could take all the burdens on themselves?
Essa didn't move. Her mother said, "Go ahead! Apart from that, Declan is a good guy."
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