“Grandma!” Claire greeted cheerfully and threw her arms around the old woman, squeezing her in a warm hug. “I genuinely thought you stood me up!” she pouted. Yet, at the same time, she also sighed in relief.
After Vincent left for work, the first thing Claire did was use the landline and make a call to Grandma.
For now, she really hoped Vincent wouldn’t forget about all the things she had asked for.
A new phone being the most crucial one.
Once grandma agreed to teach her how to cook and lend a hand to prepare a surprise dinner for Vincent, Claire went straight for a shower. Only to realize, for the thousandth time, she didn’t have any extra pairs.
In her whole life, she had never encountered such a scarcity of clothes. And never had she regretted the decision to drop everything like a
