Here comes Troy’s car. He gets off and walks to her.
A satisfied smile curves his lips as he crouches down beside Karin, patting her head. “You are really
waiting for me?”
Karin looks at his face without any expressions. She wants to say something but she can’t as if a clog
is stuck in her throat, not to mention her sweet smile she prepares.
“What’s the matter?”
He looks concerned as he finds her weird expression.
After a moment of deliberation, she answers, “I’m fine. It’s just that I’ve stood for so long that my legs
are numb.”
Trying to cover her anxiety and upset, she bends down to rub her knees.
“It’s my bad. Let me help you.”
“No. Let’s get in.”
She stumbles and almost falls down to the ground, but Troy quickly grabs her from behind. Then he
crouches down in front of her. “Climb up on my back,” he firmly demands.
She has no choice but to climb up on his back and get upstairs with him.
“How do you like it?”
“What…”
“It’s the first time I’ve brought you upstairs with you on my back. How do you like it?”
She’s dumbfounded. “Good. I wish you’d do it for me more.”
“Come on. I’m exhausted for once.”
After entering the bedroom, Troy places her in the bed and sighs, “It’s the first time I’ve treated a
woman like this.”
“Is it my honor?”
“You bet.”
He kisses her on the forehead with a smile. “I’ve got work to do. Then I’ll come to keep you company.”
“Okay.”
Before leaving the bedroom, Troy looks back and says, “I’ll be back soon.”
“Yep.” She nods.
Lying in the bed sadly, she stares at the message, which reads, “Leave Troy, or you’ll regret.”
She calls the strange number, but it has powered off. The bad guy threats her. If she doesn’t leave
Troy, the bad guy will send her photos to Troy.”
Suddenly, here comes another message. She’s startled and her phone slips out of her hand by
accident.
But she decides to bring it up and face it.
“Are you sleeping?”
She’s relieved as it’s from Troy.
“No.”
“Fine. Remember not to get asleep until I finish my work.”
“Do you want to tell me something?”
She asks with fear, but then she realizes that if Troy wants to question her about the photos, he won’t
look so happy.
“Not telling you but fucking you.”
She sighs and ignores his perverse message before deleting the message from the strange number.
Covering her forehead with her overlapped hands, she continues her deliberation. She’s got too much
on her mind that she thinks that she sees her grandma walking to her with a smile.
“Karin, tell me about your troubles, and I’ll help you…”
“Grandma, I have a secret I can’t tell my lover, but I don’t want to lie to him. If I tell him, he’ll break up
with me. I really don’t know what to do. I’m going crazy…”
“Just follow your heart and tell him. Your love can’t feed on a lie, you know?”
“Should I abandon this relationship with him?”
“It’s up to you as it’s your business…”
Then her grandmother leaves as she begs in screams, “Don’t leave me, grandma. Please don’t leave
me…”
“Karin? Karin?”
Someone is gently calling her name. She suddenly flickers her eyes open and finds it’s a dream feels
so real. She really needs some directions.
“A nightmare?”
Troy holds her tight in his arms, wiping out all the sweats on her forehead.
“No.”
She takes a deep breath. “You’ve finished your work?’
“Yep.”
“Then have a bath and go to bed.”
“Why didn’t you text back with me?”
Troy pinches her cheeks to show his dissatisfaction.
She lowers her head to dodge his gaze. “Why to text with each other since we are in the same
house…”
“How boring you are.”
“I’m having a bath.”
“Together?”
“No.”
“Then neither will we have a bath.”
Troy overbearingly grabs her by the arms and looks into her eyes, saying, “Don’t you know I’ve made
of lust for you.”
“So?’
“You’re responsible for me.”
She coyly looks down. “Don’t joke like that.”
“A joke?” He widens his eyes. “Do you think I’m kidding?”
He suddenly put her on his shoulders and spins around as she screams, “Put me down. I’m feeling
dizzy.”
“I won’t stop until you promise you’ll please me in the bed.”
“Put me down first.”
“Promise me first.”
“How dare you!”
“Because you love me.”
“…”
She says huskily, “Can you come back earlier the next evening?”
“Why?” Troy holds her in his arms as they lie in the bed.
“I want to tell you something…”
“Do you have to fool me every day?”
“I mean it. I really want to tell you something.”
Without any reply, he falls asleep.
She finds his eyes look beautiful at night even if they’re closed. Those eyes make her feel warm.
At all costs, she’ll tell him the truth this time.
She hasn’t told her decision to Billie or Robert, for she ‘d afraid that they’ll stop her.
Feeling peaceful and calm, she waits for Troy at the doorway the next evening.
Troy comes home earlier and walks to her with a smile.
Karin walks up to him first. “Troie, let’s eat out.”
“Don’t you want to tell me something first?”
“Let’s talk about it over dinner. I don’t want Yuma to overhear it…”
“You want to tell me a secret?”
“You’ll know it.”
Then they drive to a restaurant where Karin enjoys the delicious food with Troy together. She really
wants to save the happiness they have shared forever.
“Will you tell me the secret after dinner?”
“What about going to the cinema after dinner?”
Troy frowns. “Why can’t you tell me about it now?”
“I will.”
She looks calm, however, she’s anxious on the inside. She’s afraid she’ll never have the chance to eat
out or watch movies with Troy like a happy couple.
On the way to the cinema, Troy warns her, “If you don’t tell me about it after the movie, you’ll be a dead
body.”
“Do you really want to know it?”
“Of course. You act weirdly today, and I’m worried about you.”
She smiles. “Remember to buy me popcorns!” She redirects.
It’s ten o’clock when the movie is over. Troy hastily asks, “Can you tell me now?”
“It’s too noisy here. Let’s find somewhere quiet.”
Troy rubs his forehead and sighs. “You’re driving me crazy.”
Before Troy drives her to the destination, Karin suddenly asks him to pull aside.
Troy feels confused as he pulls aside and follows her steps to get off the car.
Standing under a sycamore tree, she sighs, “The second time I met you, you walked to me with
sycamore leaves scattered on the ground. Your presence shocked me to death.”
Standing behind her, Troy feels bad as he hears her words. “What’s the matter, Karin?”
“I have a secret you don’t know…”
“What?”
Karin slowly turns around with tears in her eyes. Sad as she is, she has to tell him the truth tonight.
She takes a deep breath and tell him what happened between her and William. Then she’s not brave
enough to meet his gaze as she can feel the cold in his eyes…
Silence spills between them. Karin breaks it first.
“Troie, I don’t ask you to forgive me. I just want you to know I’ve never meant to cheat on you. Don’t
suppress your anger and disappointment if you want to reprimand me or beat me…”
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