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Tyler and Raph had broken up, but Raph still sent Tyler gifts for the next month. He got her a fancy villa in the nicer section of Busta City, a pink Rolls-Royce, and even hired a driver for her.
She looked at the contract the lawyer gave her. She bit her lip and said, “Where is he?” Why won’t he see me? ”
“Mr. Blunt won’t be able to make it.
“Why not?”
“Because he…” The lawyer paused for a second. “He really can’t do it.”
Tyler gave up. She asked one more question: “Will he look for me again?”
“That’s what Mr. Blunt wanted me to tell you. He told me to tell you to look for a wonderful man who loves you. “Forget about him and be happy.”
Tyler was still thinking about Raph. She searched the Internet for any traces of him and finally found his Twitter account in Justin’s list of people he follows.
How did she know it was his? The account ID was “Loving Tonia Forever.”
Tonia, not Tyler.
The posts were about how he felt for a woman named Tonia.
His Tonia was a whiner. She liked to act spoilt sometimes, but she was incredibly strong-willed and a brilliant cook.
He tweeted for the last time the day before. The tweet’s location was a quiet spot in the suburbs of Busta City that she had never heard of before.
The tweet said, “I hope you’ll be happy, Tonia.”
Six months after Tonia married Sammy, Mingol died.
Tonia had been getting ready for that moment, yet it still felt like all the memories of the last 15 years of her life were gone with Mingol.
She called a pet cremation centre and travelled to Busta City by herself. She spread Mingol’s ashes beside the tree where she and Raph first met her.
“Tonia. You are Tonia, right? ”
Tonia knew the woman in front of her. “Mrs. Stella.
More than ten years had gone by. Judy Cuzzy, her old landlady, was holding her grandson’s hand. He was about five years old.
With a smile, Judy enquired, “Are you here for a visit?”
“No,” Tonia said, shaking her head. I’m simply here for a visit.
“Your boyfriend came to visit for a while a while ago. I was curious as to why you didn’t go with him. I tried to ask him, but he wouldn’t say anything.
“Did he come to stay here?”
“Yes. He stayed for more than six months. He just moved out last month. You didn’t know about that? ”
“We’re no longer together.”
“Really?” Judy said with a sigh. ”
“Yes.” Are you still renting this home out, Mrs. Stella? ”
“What? Your lover has already… I mean, Raph owns this place. “I don’t own this place anymore.”
Tonia was in a trance and thought that Raph had said he wanted to bring her here to remember the nice times they had when they were intoxicated. So he really did buy the home.
Judy said, “This area is probably going to be torn down soon.” It’s nice that you came by to see us. Soon, this site will be gone for good.
Tonia said goodbye to Judy and went to the basement. She had simply planned to look through the windows, but when she got closer, she saw that the door was open. She walked in and was shocked by what she saw.
Everything was just like it used to be. The stove, gas hob, cutting board and single-size bed were all in the same places they had always been, even Raph’s game system, down to the smallest detail.
She remembered vividly that she had sold all of those items before she left the city. She threw away the ones she couldn’t sell. How did Raph get everything back to how it used to be?
Tonia had no idea, and she didn’t even want to know.
…
Sammy called Tonia as she got to the airport.
“Are you at the airport?”
“Yes.” In approximately ten minutes, I’ll be there.
Sammy’s voice was a touch rough. “Tonia, don’t get on the plane.” Please wait for me at Busta City. “I’ll be there in two hours.”
“Are you coming here on business?”
Sammy thought for a moment. “Yeah.”
“Why does your voice sound strange? Are you really okay? ”
“I’m okay. I’m going on a work trip. Have fun in the city for a few days. “Once I’m done with work, we can go back together.”
When Sammy got there, he was wearing a black coat and holding her white coat. “It’s getting cold,” he said.
While she waited for him at the airport, Tonia did nothing. For some reason, she thought that Sammy’s journey to Busta City was too sudden.
It looked like he wasn’t there for her at all.
…
Sammy got a call from a police station in Busta City two hours ago.
“We spotted an automobile in a reservoir that wasn’t being used in our area. There was a body inside the automobile. We also found a driver’s license. It said Raph Blunt on it.
“We couldn’t find his parents’ phone numbers, only his cousin’s. Can you please come over and check to see if the body is real?”
Sammy was shocked. “He’s got a lot of friends in Busta City. Could someone have taken his car and…”
The police officer stated, “That’s true. We only found the driver’s license. It doesn’t prove that the body is him. It could be someone else.”
The cops said that, but it was evident that the possibilities of that happening were quite low.
Sammy told Tonia to “wait here at the entrance” when they got to the police station. “There’s something I need to do at the police station. I’ll be back out soon.”
She looked at the contract the lawyer gave her. She bit her lip and said, “Where is he?” Why won’t he see me? ”
“Mr. Blunt won’t be able to make it.
“Why not?”
“Because he…” The lawyer paused for a second. “He really can’t do it.”
Tyler gave up. She asked one more question: “Will he look for me again?”
“That’s what Mr. Blunt wanted me to tell you. He told me to tell you to look for a wonderful man who loves you. “Forget about him and be happy.”
Tyler was still thinking about Raph. She searched the Internet for any traces of him and finally found his Twitter account in Justin’s list of people he follows.
How did she know it was his? The account ID was “Loving Tonia Forever.”
Tonia, not Tyler.
The posts were about how he felt for a woman named Tonia.
His Tonia was a whiner. She liked to act spoilt sometimes, but she was incredibly strong-willed and a brilliant cook.
He tweeted for the last time the day before. The tweet’s location was a quiet spot in the suburbs of Busta City that she had never heard of before.
The tweet said, “I hope you’ll be happy, Tonia.”
Six months after Tonia married Sammy, Mingol died.
Tonia had been getting ready for that moment, yet it still felt like all the memories of the last 15 years of her life were gone with Mingol.
She called a pet cremation centre and travelled to Busta City by herself. She spread Mingol’s ashes beside the tree where she and Raph first met her.
“Tonia. You are Tonia, right? ”
Tonia knew the woman in front of her. “Mrs. Stella.
More than ten years had gone by. Judy Cuzzy, her old landlady, was holding her grandson’s hand. He was about five years old.
With a smile, Judy enquired, “Are you here for a visit?”
“No,” Tonia said, shaking her head. I’m simply here for a visit.
“Your boyfriend came to visit for a while a while ago. I was curious as to why you didn’t go with him. I tried to ask him, but he wouldn’t say anything.
“Did he come to stay here?”
“Yes. He stayed for more than six months. He just moved out last month. You didn’t know about that? ”
“We’re no longer together.”
“Really?” Judy said with a sigh. ”
“Yes.” Are you still renting this home out, Mrs. Stella? ”
“What? Your lover has already… I mean, Raph owns this place. “I don’t own this place anymore.”
Tonia was in a trance and thought that Raph had said he wanted to bring her here to remember the nice times they had when they were intoxicated. So he really did buy the home.
Judy said, “This area is probably going to be torn down soon.” It’s nice that you came by to see us. Soon, this site will be gone for good.
Tonia said goodbye to Judy and went to the basement. She had simply planned to look through the windows, but when she got closer, she saw that the door was open. She walked in and was shocked by what she saw.
Everything was just like it used to be. The stove, gas hob, cutting board and single-size bed were all in the same places they had always been, even Raph’s game system, down to the smallest detail.
She remembered vividly that she had sold all of those items before she left the city. She threw away the ones she couldn’t sell. How did Raph get everything back to how it used to be?
Tonia had no idea, and she didn’t even want to know.
…
Sammy called Tonia as she got to the airport.
“Are you at the airport?”
“Yes.” In approximately ten minutes, I’ll be there.
Sammy’s voice was a touch rough. “Tonia, don’t get on the plane.” Please wait for me at Busta City. “I’ll be there in two hours.”
“Are you coming here on business?”
Sammy thought for a moment. “Yeah.”
“Why does your voice sound strange? Are you really okay? ”
“I’m okay. I’m going on a work trip. Have fun in the city for a few days. “Once I’m done with work, we can go back together.”
When Sammy got there, he was wearing a black coat and holding her white coat. “It’s getting cold,” he said.
While she waited for him at the airport, Tonia did nothing. For some reason, she thought that Sammy’s journey to Busta City was too sudden.
It looked like he wasn’t there for her at all.
…
Sammy got a call from a police station in Busta City two hours ago.
“We spotted an automobile in a reservoir that wasn’t being used in our area. There was a body inside the automobile. We also found a driver’s license. It said Raph Blunt on it.
“We couldn’t find his parents’ phone numbers, only his cousin’s. Can you please come over and check to see if the body is real?”
Sammy was shocked. “He’s got a lot of friends in Busta City. Could someone have taken his car and…”
The police officer stated, “That’s true. We only found the driver’s license. It doesn’t prove that the body is him. It could be someone else.”
The cops said that, but it was evident that the possibilities of that happening were quite low.
Sammy told Tonia to “wait here at the entrance” when they got to the police station. “There’s something I need to do at the police station. I’ll be back out soon.”