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Wiping her tears, Anna continued in a choking voice, "I can still feel the coldness, despair and pain | had when the doctor and nurses thrust
those cold medical tools inside me and dragged my Archie out of me. By the time he was out, he was already purple and breathless. The doctors and nurses tried to resurrect him but failed. At last, I had no choice but to bury him in the cold grave. And now, he was thousands of miles away from us, all on his own."
"Then we should bring him back. England is his homeland and we can constantly visit him if we bring him back."
"Yes, we should bring him back," Anna said and nodded.
"Anna, again, I'm so sorry for what happened in the past. Since we have cleared things out, can we still be together again? | still love you. And Matthew, Tammy, and Archie would be happy if they know that we get back together," Having plucked up his courage, Wayne finally said the words he had wanted to say to Anna a long time ago.
"...'m sorry, Wayne. I wish I could, but I just can't. Please forgive me. I guess this is it."
After that, Anna let go of his hands and left the restaurant. Though the restaurant was full of people, Wayne felt like he was abandoned by the Whole world after Anna left. His ears were buzzing so loud that he couldn't even hear the ringing of his phone.
It wasn't until after a long while that he finally came back to his senses, After taking a look at the screen, Wayne dialed the numbers back. 4011 Miss You
"About time, Wayne! Why didn't you answer my calls? I'm worried about you. And are you free tomorrow morning? Peace and | are preparing the party for our daughter and we want to invite you to come over to help us as you're her godfather. What do you think?" Karl asked.
"Sorry, Karl. I'm really not in the mood for it. Maybe next time," Wayne
answered somewhat absentmindedly.
"Huh? Next time? Are you serious? What's wrong, Wayne? You don't sound like you're okay."
"'m not okay. I just met Anna and we had a serious talk."
"What?! Anna's back to England?! Say it again?!"
"Yes, you heard me. She's back. And the fact that we met today is a coincidence in a way. She was avoiding me all the time before, and just now, we had a serious conversation to clear things out, just like how I wanted it to be. But the result is not the one | want at all!"
"Oh, I'm so sorry, bro. I also hope that you two can get back together. The thing is, you need to give her more time to figure it out. I always have the gut feeling that she'll come around and be with you again. So does Peace."
"But isn't five years already enough for her? She just went missing for five years in a foreign land without telling me! And the things she just told me totally overwhelmed me! s**t! need a drink. No, make it two!"
"Well, ... Sorry, Wayne. | know | should be there for you and have a drink with you tonight at the bar. But, as you know, I'm busy preparing the party and really don't have the time for it tonight. What about tomorrow night?"
"Forget it. Just prepare the party with Peace. I'm fine on my own."
"For real? Are you sure you don't want..." 401 | Miss You
"For real," Wayne answered Karl and hung up the call before he could finish his words.
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