A premonition

On a quiet and cold night, Maelie sat silently on the balcony terrace, gazing at the beautiful night sky filled with millions of stars, seeming lively, yet contrasting her lonely mood.

"Sis..."

She turned, seeing Amanda approaching with a glass of milk.

"Milk for you," she said.

"Mh..." Maelie pushed herself away from the chair's backrest, looking at Amanda and taking the milk. "Thank you."

Amanda sat on another chair, watching Maelie drink the milk in silence, suddenly feeling sad remembering Erland, who was now with his first wife.

"Are you sad?" she asked.

"I don't know," Maelie answered, leaning back and staring ahead. "When I was a child... I thought life was so easy. School, work, then dating, getting married, having children, and living happily ever after with a complete family... But this is what I got... Both our parents passed away even before they could see me get married... And it turns out, I'm just a hidden wife. It feels bitter... I have to let my husband go back to his