For the Betterment of Sarah Williams - Chapter Ten

Sarah left the courtroom and went home. She felt relief and she also felt a little empty. She wasn’t sure what she should do. She would need to sign up for next semester’s classes. She would need to look for a part time job. She would need to get more involved with her children’s lives. She felt anxious. She wanted to start the rest of her life right now. She felt like she was already wasting it. She needed to talk to somebody so she sent a text to the older woman who helped her all those months ago and had been her friend.

The next day they met for coffee. Sarah explained the feelings that she had. She didn’t want to waste any time but she wasn’t sure what she should do. The older women suggested that she get a hobby and start socializing. Being around and enjoying the company of other people. Sarah thought about that. She wasn’t tied to a dead person anymore. She could do anything she wanted without feeling guilty.

Sarah returned to the student lounge. Since the semester was over, she didn’t expect anyone to be there. The study group was the only people she had socialized with since she lost her husband and she wanted to remember them. So she went back to where they regularly met. It was kind of a nostalgia thing. Like going back home after being gone for years. Even though it had just happened, she was starting a new chapter in her life and it did seem like a long time ago. Then she saw him. It was the young man who had first asked her to join and the one she was sure had a crush on her. He was reading a book by himself and had not yet seen her. She removed her wedding ring for the first time since she got married and slipped it into her pocket. She then went up to him. When he heard her voice he stopped reading and stood up. He seemed a bit nervous around her which was something else that Sarah secretly enjoyed. Sarah asked him if maybe he wouldn’t mind getting a bite to eat with her. After he fumbled around for a few minutes he finally answered her and the two of them left the student lounge together.