Michael was knocking our car window when we were trying to park the car in the right place. I rolled the glass down and saw his friendly face smiling in the early summer’s sunshine. He said “I am not going to be here, so if you want the whole carport, that’s all right.” I gave him a same warm smile but forgot to say “thank you very much” after he gave this great offer because I was thinking about another story that has been going on him within the recent a couple of months, which could be the reason to explain everything.

Michael, our kind, quiet and home-alone devoiced next-door neighbour is going back to his ex and seems would be living with her happily forever. We were surprised to find the secret yesterday when we saw his daughter and ex helping him with moving out. I have never met his ex-wife before but know his daughter very well as this beautiful blond hair little girl comes to spend the weekend with his father every one week. We are so glad to see what is happening indeed. Actually we have been kind of spying on his life (sorry for our stupid curiosity) since two months ago when we found he was not as much at home as he was. Our shared carport always had one side being empty the whole night and the whole day, then 2 nights, then 4, and then the whole week. There were a couple of times we saw him parking his car and getting into his house, but 10 minutes later, he went out again. We guess he was getting changed or something. Well, there was one person who got more “emotional” than me about Michael’s unusual absence, it was my husband. Every time when he was peeking from the narrow intervals between our blinds and found out his car was not there, he would shake his head sadly and say “how come you don’t come home, naughty Michael? Who the hell ruined you?”

At that time both of my husband and I began to realise that Michael was seriously in some relationship because he was not a guy goes out much drinking in the pub, inviting someone into his house and doing other such kind of social activity things like other single guys usually do. He was like a cat, a cat making no noise. When he was home, he never opened the window or curtain, neither did he turn on the light or use the kitchen, walk to the backyard, hang the washings or anything that people do in their everyday life. Does he eat? Does he watch the television? Does he do the laundry or he’s got a dryer? He is a mystery I think, except when I see his warm honest smiling to us and hear his inviting friendly voice talking to us. Only at that time could I forget all the questions about him and believe he is actually living pretty well. Then who is that woman attracting him so much that made him totally change his routine?

We wonder, but we have never thought that the woman was his ex. How many broke-up marriages in this world could reverse back together? I knew there was some but don’t know the reasons. Anyone who can do so must have extraordinary bravery to treat the old like what s/he does to a new, and s/he needs to be super-alternative to straight out all his/her past and future. I don’t know if Michael is such a kind of person, but I am indeed happy for his choice, because I know there would not be a better ending that could satisfy us so much than picking up a lost relationship and giving it a new go. Good on you Michael and all the best!