Jake was shocked, turning into stone.
I grabbed my son’s hand and left: “I’m sorry,
but that’s my son.”
Pausing, I said, “He looks like his dad, he’s
cute, you’ve seen him.”
Jake looked shocked. “You really have a
husband and son?”
I seriously said, “To be honest, they’re the
most important thing in my life. You were just
a passerby.”
“Going back fifteen years was for you, and
for me too. I hope that you keep your promise
and don’t mess with my life.”
<
After that meeting, I thought I wouldn’t see
Jake anymore.
He wasn’t the type of person who would still
cling to something after finding out he was
lied to.
But I ran into him at my job.
I thought there was someone with the same
name when I heard Jake’s name.
But he pushed open the door and it was really
him.
He didn’t look confident like before. Instead,
he was begging me: “My son is really smart,
so he can definitely make a time machine.
Then we can go back.
We were together for fifteen years, and
you’ve only been with him for six, how can you leave?”
I furrowed my brow: “I’m in general surgery, not psychiatry, so I can’t help you with that.
Also, I don’t like to measure things with time. I was your wife for fifteen years, but I love my
Chris.”
He grabbed his fist, trying to stay calm: “Then what about my son? You don’t want him?”
“Your son is smart, so you should get him a
good school. If he needs any help, he can
come find me.”
His voice shook: “What about me? You don’t
want me anymore?”
<
His voice shook: “What about me? You don’t
want me anymore?”
I looked at his regretful face and thought
about how he looked down at me and said
that he only wanted Sarah.
“We both just needed something. You needed
a wife to help take care of your son, and I
needed the title of being Jake’s wife. This
isn’t something about me wanting you.”
“Leave. You’re annoying me.”
Jake finally broke down, running out with his
ego.
Later, I heard that he wasn’t doing well. He
kept yelling about how he wanted to go back,
く
that he wanted to do everything again.
He lost big contracts because of his mental
health.
My husband’s business got better and better.
He wanted to avoid being too busy, so he
hired people to help him manage it, and we
had a happy life.
Another fifteen years passed, and the people
in a banquet hall in an awards center were
applauding.
A straight–backed man wearing a black suit
had the wind blowing through his hair, making
him seem really impressive.
A reporter asked: “Dr. Alex, who do you want
to thank?”
く
The bright light fell on his face, and his dark
eyes were deeper, looking into the camera.
“I want to thank my mother. She told me that
the world is big, the world is beautiful, and
life is short, so I shouldn’t trap myself.
She also told me to appreciate what you
have, and not to use kids as a means of
investment and not to make decisions based
on feelings.”
That night, the topic of Jake’s son’s mom
went to the top of the trending topics.
I didn’t know about that, because I was with
my husband and son, eating cookies and
celebrating Thanksgiving.
