However, as time went on, he became more and more unaccustomed to her absence!
During the month and a half they were together, she gradually infiltrated his life and his world. She was like water, like air. At first, he didn't realize her importance, but when she left, he suddenly found that everything had changed.
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A piercing ringtone echoed through the tranquil room.
Robert Thomson struggled to open his eyes, not wanting to deal with the phone.
He turned over, furrowing his brows, his voice hoarse, "Emma, I want some coffee. Emma, Emma?"
As his words fell, it seemed as if he suddenly woke up from a dream, realizing that Emma Smith was already gone.
He abruptly opened his eyes, and outside the window, the autumn wind was bleak.
More than four months had passed, transitioning from the sweltering summer to deep autumn.
Again, he had slept on the sofa in the living room.
