The Sunlight After Seven Years Of Rain
During those seven years, I helped Michael Spencer pay off his debts and worked alongside him until he became the company’s general manager.
Almost all of my daily necessities were “secondhand.”
I picked up a decade-old flip phone to use, and mended an old coat with the padding falling out to wear.
Even our dishcloth was something I had salvaged from the old rags that the neighbors discarded when they moved.
Back then, Michael would always hold me close. His eyes were filled with tenderness.
“Nancy, just wait a little longer.
“Once things get better, I’ll definitely throw you the wedding of a lifetime.”
I believed him.
That was until the seventh year, at the wedding rehearsal, when h