We Share One House | Learn English Through Story | Graded Reader English Listening Practice ✅

My name is Chloe. I am 35 years old. I live in a big house. I share this house with my family, but I feel alone. I have two children. Henry is 10 years old. Ella is 8 years old. I love them very much. I also have a husband. His name is Mark. We married 12 years ago. Everyday

I wake up early. I make breakfast for everyone. I cook eggs and toast. I pour juice and milk. The children eat fast. Mark eats fast, too. Nobody talks much. After breakfast, I clean the kitchen. I wash the dishes. I wipe the table. I sweep the floor. The work never ends. I take the children to school. I drive

them every morning. Then I come back home. The house waits for me. It always waits. I do the laundry. I fold the clothes. I put them away. I vacuum the floors. I dust the furniture. I clean the bathroom. I make the beds. My hands are always busy. At noon, I make lunch for myself.

Sometimes I eat a sandwich. Sometimes I eat soup. I eat alone in the quiet kitchen. I used to paint. I love to paint. I painted flowers and trees. I painted the sky and the sea, but I stopped. I had no time. The family needed me more. My old paints are in a box. The box is in the closet. I never

open it now. Sometimes I think about my paintings. I miss them, but I push the thoughts away. In the afternoon, I pick up the children. They tell me about school. I listen and smile. We come home. They do homework. I help them. I check their work. Then I start dinner. I chop vegetables. I cook meat. I boil

rice or pasta. I set the table. I call everyone to eat. Mark comes home late. He works hard. He looks tired. He sits at the table. He eats his food. He does not ask about my day. He does not say thank you. We eat in silence. The children talk a little. Mark reads his phone. I watch them all.