Feeling bad, Alice gave Elisa a hug and consoled her, “Elisa, you should stop yearning for him since Zachary’s married. He’s not the only good man on earth. You’ll find better men once you let go of him.
“You’re a great girl to me, Elisa. Don’t beat yourself up just because Zachary doesn’t like you. Take my advice. Forget Zachary. Your brother and I will find you a good man who is better suited for you and yours alone.
“I promise you will live happier than Zachary. It might not be all sunshine and roses for the woman to marry a stoic man like Zachary. Think about it. Who would want to be with an aloof man?”
Elisa bit her lips, refusing to shed tears.
Worried Elisa might draw blood from the furious biting, Alice ran her mouth about her husband. “Clive is an *sshole for making me a meanie bright early in the morning. Don’t do that, Elisa. You’ll only hurt yourself.
“Cry it out if you’re feeling sad. Cry it all out. I’m not an outsider. You’ll feel better after crying.
“How about I take you shopping? We’ll buy anything and everything you want. Why don’t you look for a fun time with your friends?”
Elisa lifted her arm to rub her eyes and loosened the bite on her bottom lip. She tried to curl her lips, but her smile was uglier than her crying face.
She said, “I’m fine, Alice. I already knew. I knew when I saw the wedding ring on Zachary’s finger the other day.
“You’re right. There are so many good men under the sun. Zachary’s not the only one. He doesn’t have to be the one for me. I don’t want to love him anymore since he belongs to another. That’s good. I can finally get over him.”
Elisa went to her brother and cried in his arms when she saw Zachary wearing the ring for the first time.
Now, there were no more tears to shed.
There was no use bawling over it anyway.
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