20

"How did it seem impossible?" Ms Evan asked, taking a sip of her coffee and urging her to do the same.

She obliged her and followed suit, letting the liquid warm her throat. "After I got married, I guess I just let my dreams take the back seat as I tried to get my husband to love me."

Hazel didn't miss the look of pity that crossed the woman's face. It sounded pitiful, even to her.

"If life gave you another chance, will you take it?" Ms Evans asked.

Hazel looked up, her orbs still moist from crying a while ago. "Of course, I will. A second chance at life is what I need the most, especially at this moment when my life doesn't seem to have any direction."

Ms Evans smiled at her statement. "It's getting quite late now and I have somewhere else to be. Here's my card, call me when you finalize your divorce."

With trembling hands, she accepted the card from Ms Evans' outstretched hand. "Thank you, ma'am. You saved me back there and I don't know how to repay you."