The Girl Who Taught Me to Love Was Gone (13)

The content of his letter still revolved around his previous question: Do you know why a woman is determined not to spend a man's money?

He had thanked her for her answer and then proceeded to talk about the girl he liked.

Back then, he hadn't told her what had happened with the girl, so when she had written back, she had asked, "Does the girl you like share your feelings, too?"

She had presumed Mr. S was on assignment, because she didn't receive his reply until the end of summer break this year.

His letter had been simple and generally conveyed his apologies for the late reply, attributing it to his busy schedule.

That was probably the shortest letter she'd ever received from him throughout all their years writing. To her question, he had only vaguely replied, "A, the girl who taught me to love, was gone."

There was a water stain on the word "gone," from tears that had dried.