#Chapter 22: Pining and regrets

Third Perspective Nan felt guilty. Her job had only got busier, closer to the wedding. Now she barely made it home. Privately, Nan could not wait for the wedding to be over. Nan had already begun to have doubts about her plan to avoid Lionel. She could see the hurt on his face when she dodged him. Nan did not want to hurt him. Truthfully, it only made the pain in her chest worse than before. Nan’s plan seemed pointless. It only made her tired and in more pain. Not just physical pain either. One night Nan had got home early. She had felt so happy that she could finally read to the girls at bedtime. But as she got closer to the door, she heard Lionel’s voice. Nan had mixed feelings about that. On one hand, she loved that Lionel was such a good father to the girls. That they had someone still reading to them when Nan could not. On the other hand, Nan felt a little jealous. This was her thing with the girls. It felt like another thing Lionel was taking from her withou