history: I got a text message from my ex the other day telling me that she was still in love with me.  I was pretty shocked. Whoa! so that was crazy.  You'll never guess what just happened.
current: Did you win that lottery??
next: So, I’m just sitting here and I got a text out of the blue from my ex, telling me that she still loved me.  I was pretty shocked.  Like how do I even respond to that?