Chapitre 39: Life Still Must Go On
Today Alice and Carlos are returning to Oxford by bus.
Throughout the journey, Alice was mostly silent.
Felix is not coming home now, because his aunt is visiting his house. Maybe Felix will be home with his aunt in a few days.
"Alice, why are you silent?" asked Carlos as he smoothed the woman's hair gently.
Alice turned her face away.
"I just want to be quiet," Alice replied.
Carlos caught Alice's discomfort with being with him.
In the end, Carlos chose to remain silent.
Maybe this way, Alice wouldn't be so annoyed with him. What he has to apply to himself is patience.
It took time for Alice to truly forgive him.
Alice glanced at Carlos secretly, then she tugged the corners of her lips slightly, a sinister expression visible. The figure on the side was now nothing more than a nuisance.
She imagined the first time she came to the city of London.
On the bus, she just sat alone and cried all the way. There was a commotion from the other passengers that she thought were not there.
At that time the world seemed to stop spinning and she had to struggle alone to face the big trials in her life.
At that time she was releasing Carlos's image, and erasing all good memories from her mind.
But after succeeding, unfortunately, Carlos came back.
Maybe at this time, she was indebted to the man, so she still wanted to sit in the same chair with her ex-husband.
Alice slowly took a cell phone from her pocket.
And she accidentally dropped the phone.
Carlos swiftly grabbed the dropped cellphone and then gave it to Alice.
"Here, your phone," he said.
"Thank you," Alice answered curtly, grabbing her cell phone from Carlos' hand.
The atmosphere was suddenly awkward.
Carlos fell silent again, but his eyes glanced at Alice secretly. The woman was busy staring at the cellphone screen. But her gaze was blank. Indeed this was all she did just to take her eyes off Carlos.
Mixed feelings plagued her mind.
Hate, but she also can't angry or curse at Carlos at this time.
One month in London was able to make her forget Carlos. But something worse had happened to her.
Getting to know Sea is much scarier than seeing Carlos making love to Caroline.
And it managed to make the spirit of life and her confidence fade.
She seemed to get a curse, which seemed to not allow her life to be happy.
*****
Autumn is almost over, now it's the middle of November.
Alice had just returned from a Psychiatrist's office.
Accompanied by Felix.
She started to get into the car, and Felix also drove the car.
"Alice, how are you? Are you feeling better?" Felix asked.
"Yes . . . I think so," Alice replied unenthusiastically.
Since the incident at the end of last October, Alice's life has changed drastically.
She couldn't be alone for too long. Shadows of the Sea continued to hang over her.
She even got depressed.
To heal the trauma and fear in her mind, Alice was forced to go back and forth to a psychiatrist.
*****
Just arrived at Bella's house, Diana and Danil approached her.
"Aunt Alice, just got home?" Diana asked.
"Yes, honey," Alice replied with a faint smile.
"Then who is this Uncle?" asked Daniel, pointing at Felix.
And the man with a friendly attitude reached out to Daniel.
"Hello, I'm Felix, who are you?" Felix asked. And Daniel also welcomed it with joy.
"I'm Daniel, Uncle!" he answered excitedly.
Then Felix turned toward Diana.
"Hi, Beautiful Girls! What's your name?"
"Me, Diana, Uncle!" replied the girl.
"Aunt Alice, why don't you just take Uncle Carlos?" Diana asked innocently.
"Emm...." Alice turned to Felix, and it was clear that Felix didn't like the name 'Carlos' being mentioned.
Daniel is already more mature than Diana, so he already understands the reason Alice is no longer with Carlos. The boy knows that they are divorced.
With a reflex, Daniel nudged his sister's hand gently.
"Diana, that Aunt Alice and Uncle Carlos are divorced," he whispered.
"What is divorced?" Diana asked still with an innocent expression. Daniel's eyes narrowed and signaled to Diana not to ask too many questions.
"Shhh...!" Danil put one index finger on Diana's lips indicating 'silence'
Daniel felt bad for his aunt.
Seeing her two nephews arguing, Alice immediately invited Felix and the two nephews to enter the house.
"Hey, stop! Let's go inside!" take Alice.
Then they all obeyed.
And soon Bella came over.
"Hey, you guys have come! Let's have lunch first, I just finished cooking!" she said.
"Ah, thanks, Bella, but I'm still full," Alice said.
"You're still full, but what about Felix, I'm sure he's hungry, he hasn't eaten since morning, right?" said Bella.
"Ah, Alice and I had breakfast on the road even though it was late, Bella," said Felix.
"It's okay, let's eat now!" Bella said as she grabbed Alice and Felix's hands.
"Daniel, and Diana, eat too, huh!" said Bella.
They flocked to the dining room.
And sat around a round table. The atmosphere seemed warm, and a variety of delicious food made by Bella filled the table.
"Let's eat!" said Bella. And the woman also served her children.
Now everyone was enjoying Bella's cooking, but Bella was daydreaming, looking at the serving of Casserole in front of her.
Unknowingly the woman's eyes emitted clear grains.
She thought of her husband, Casserole was Archer's favorite dish.
"Mom, why are you silent?" asked Daniel.
Then Diana's tiny hand stroked Bella's face.
"Mom, you're crying, huh?" Diana asked. Bella gasped and immediately put on a smile in front of her children.
"Mommy, not cry!" she said denying her daughter's accusations.
Alice immediately approached Bella and put her arm around the woman's shoulders.
"Bella, you are patient, yes ... I know this is difficult. But I also know you are a great woman, you can get through it. I promise to always be there for you like you are always there for me," said Alice. She also stroked her old sister's hair gently.
Bella's tears came out harder, but her lips smiled.
At least she has people who are always there for her. Even though she had to lose a man she loved so much.
However her life must continue, Diana and Daniel still need her.
She was sure if she could get through all of this because she was a tough woman, just like what Alice had said.
*****
Tok! Tok! Tok!
Someone was knocking on the door.
"Let me open it!" Felix said. And the man rushed to open the door.
Suddenly Felix's mood is so gloomy when he finds out the person who wants to visit is Carlos.
To be continued
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