416 Can We Start Over?
When Anna returned home from work in the evening, she noticed a man standing near the apartment building. He looked dashing and handsome, standing by the car in front of the door.
Anna noticed that it was after 12:00 a.m. She asked, "What are you doing here? Why are you standing near my house late at night?"
"Why couldn't come?" Wayne asked, standing up straight.
Anna said, "Because you were healed, and that day was the last time | changed your bandages. Your wound has scabbed over and will fall off on its own. Besides, I'm very busy at work."
"Do you mean you won't see me after my wounds heal?"
"We might run into each other again. It's already late, and have to be back home. Tammy is still at home waiting for me. Bye."
She was about to move forward when Wayne asked, "Are you just going to leave like that? My wounds have healed, but my heart has not. What should I do now?"
Anna stopped. Wayne walked up to her and said, "You got rid of Rachel, the only woman I've had around for five years. I'm going to spend the rest of my life alone. Shouldn't you compensate me for it?"
Anna stared in surprise and thought, Do you really care about Rachel?
Wow! What a surprise.
Then Anna said, "You do seem to care about her, don't you? | didn't even have to kick her out because she was the one who yelled at me at the hospital. You could have kept her if she had wanted to leave."
"I don't like her and don't want to keep her. Anna, the person I've
When Anna returned home from work in the evening, she noticed a man standing near the apartment building. He looked dashing and handsome, standing by the car in front of the door.
Anna noticed that it was after 12:00 a.m. She asked, "What are you doing here? Why are you standing near my house late at night?"
"Why couldn't come?" Wayne asked, standing up straight.
Anna said, "Because you were healed, and that day was the last time | changed your bandages. Your wound has scabbed over and will fall off on its own. Besides, I'm very busy at work."
"Do you mean you won't see me after my wounds heal?"
"We might run into each other again. It's already late, and I have to be back home. Tammy is still at home waiting for me. Bye."
She was about to move forward when Wayne asked, "Are you just going to leave like that? My wounds have healed, but my heart has not. What should I do now?"
Anna stopped. Wayne walked up to her and said, "You got rid of Rachel, the only woman I've had around for five years. I'm going to spend the rest of my life alone. Shouldn't you compensate me for it?"
Anna stared in surprise and thought, Do you really care about Rachel?
Wow! What a surprise.
Then Anna said, "You do seem to care about her, don't you? | didn't even have to kick her out because she was the one who yelled at me at the hospital. You could have kept her if she had wanted to leave."
"I don't like her and don't want to keep her, Anna, the person I've 415 Can We Start Over? always wanted to care about is you. But you never gave me a chance to do so." Wayne sounded sad and regretful, and there were almost tears in his eyes.
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