As Lucius watched the younger version of himself getting into his brand new car, a 4x4 that he had bought with excitement, he felt a wave of nostalgia wash over him.
'How was your day? Everything alright?' young Lucius typed in a text to Sophia Everdale, the girl he had been dating at the time.
She was working in another country, having received an offer. He had just bid her farewell at the airport a week ago.
"I quite liked this one," Lucius commented, his voice tinged with a sense of fond recollection as he looked at the sent message.
Their time together had been filled with happiness and affection. However, circumstances beyond their control eventually pulled them apart.
She had to move away due to work commitments, leading to their breakup.
The distance had taken its toll on their relationship, and the flame of their love had slowly died down.