history: My family went on vacation and left me all alone. Last year_comma_ my family went on vacation and left me all alone. That is terrible. Did you feel lonely? Yes.  I tried distracting myself with tv and internet_comma_ but i kept thinking of them.
current: How long did you stay alone?
next: Till they returned home.  It was really a fairly bleak experience, and one which i am not anxious to repeat.