231 | Intermediate - Short Story: Shadow...

Title: Shadows of Yesterday

Level: Intermediate (B1-B2)

Story:

Aria’s life is abruptly disrupted when she runs into Kai, the man who disappeared from her life three years ago without explanation. Their unexpected reunion stirs buried emotions—anger, heartbreak, and lingering feelings she thought she had left behind. Kai confesses that he left out of fear, believing distance would protect them both from the intensity of his emotions. As they navigate fragile conversations and confront the pain of the past, Aria struggles with whether she can forgive him. Through late-night talks, chance encounters, and raw honesty, they find themselves drawn back to each other. Aria may not be ready to forget, but under the city’s glowing lights, she learns that sometimes healing isn’t about erasing the past—it’s about choosing to move forward, even when it’s hard.

Vocabulary:

1. Fragile - easily broken or emotionally delicate.
2. Lingering - lasting for a long time or slow to fade.
3. Vulnerable - open to emotional hurt or easily affected.
4. Reunion - an act of coming together after separation.
5. Redemption - the act of making up for past mistakes.

Grammar Focus:

• Past Perfect Tense:
• “I had regretted leaving every day since.”
• Describes an action completed before another event in the past.
• Modal Verbs for Regret:
• “I should have stayed.”
• Expresses regret about past actions.
• Conditional Sentences (Type 3):
• “If I had known how much it would hurt you, I wouldn’t have left.”
• Talks about hypothetical situations in the past that didn’t happen.

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