In the years to come, Jessica didn’t date anyone. She couldn’t forget Karl. But then, her father introduced her to the son of a wealthy family friend and forced her to marry him. They welcomed a daughter, Olivia, but her husband cheated on her whenever he could. Her life with him was miserable and she didn’t see a way out, but then her father died and she filed for divorce the following day.
Her now-ex husband also wanted to get out of that marriage, so they were both happy to go their separate ways.
Over time, Olivia married and gave Jessica three grandchildren, making her life complete.
But it was often that Jessica thought of Karl and their wedding day, especially while sitting at her porch and having her cup of tea.
Even 50 years later, she couldn’t forget the man she felt was her soulmate.
Lost into her thoughts of past memories, she was disturbed by the voice of the mailman. “Ms. Pennington, there is mail for you,” the mailman said with a smile on the face. “Oh, dear, you scared me,” she said, almost dropping her tea.
He then handed her an envelope with her name and address written on it. The name of the sender was too familiar to be able to ever forget; Karl Pittman.
