❝And in that moment, she wanted to do nothing but rewind and go back in time.❞
A short story about a woman who lost her husband on their first anniversary.
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7th June, 2018 8:55 AM
“Levi? Where are you?” Grace yelled as she woke up on the morning of their first anniversary.
Suddenly she notices a post-it on the fridge and tucks it out.
It read:
Hey Grace, Happy anniversary, mi amor I love you a lot, a lot, lot more than life itself but you see, you might kill me when I say this, but I won't be home until evening. I'm preparing a grand surprise, love you x
Grace sighs and puts a hand on her huge belly.
“See, Tanya, how Papa is troubling your mama. Papa knows how much I hate surprises and how nervous they make me yet he always does them, anyway. And now, he will be gone till evening. How is this fair? For half of our anniversary, I'm going to be alone.”
Grace pouts and grabs every food item she can find in the refrigerator, walking towards the couch and slowly settling her body on it, her body paining from all the swelling and troubles of pregnancy.
“Well, it's just you and me, now. So what do we do? Let's watch Gossip Girl... but no, I don't want you to be like those bratty teenagers. Hm, then Pretty Little Liars but nah, that's too intense for my little girl. Let's have a Friends rerun.”
Grace gasps as she felt a tiny kick.
“Oh my, my, my Tanya hasn't even stepped on Earth yet she is already interested in Ross and Rachel. I'm proud of you, baby.”
Grace watches television for a few hours until she gets bored and sleeps halfway through an episode on the couch.
But a few minutes later, the phone rings painfully loud and Grace wakes up abruptly and grabs the phone, her eyes shining as she sees Levi's number on it.
She picks up the phone, ready to give Levi a long lecture,“Levi, you're so dead, you left—”
“Is this Mrs Mendes speaking?”
But she realizes the voice on the other hand isn't Levi's.
“Mrs Mendes, I found this phone in Levi's car and before I break the news out to you, please, I want you to make sure you're sitting down—”
“Why do you have my husband's mobile?” Grace asked.
“Mrs Mendes, I feel extremely sorry and intense pain, being the one to deliver this upsetting news to you but your husband was in an intense car crash. The driver of the other car was driving while he was drunk...”
“What? Where is Levi? At which hospital is he? Is he fine?”
“I'm sorry to inform you this but your husband is no more.”
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