A Graduation Gift

Rufus crouched on the sofa the whole night. Early the next morning, he bathed his face with cold water and then was ready to head for the company. He was surprised, however, when he turned around to leave. Amanda got up from her bed and stood at the door of the restroom.

"Are you leaving, Rufus?"

pretending to be so meek and innocent, Amanda asked Rufus, her beautiful eyes looking at him and her lips puckering slightly.

"I'm going to work,"

Rufus wiped the water dry on his face and answered briefly.

"Will you come back here and accompany me after work? Please!"

With frowned eyebrows and expectant eyes, Amanda crossed her fingers and put her hands by the chest, praying.

Hesitant for a while, Rufus finally nodded to agree.

Seeing his gesture of showing agreement, Amanda smiled immediately. Her face was like flowers blossoming in the live spring, beautiful and sweet.

Unexpectedly, she tiptoed to leave a soft kiss on Rufus's face and then turned around, ran to her bed, and covered her whole body with the quilt shyly.

Astonished, Rufus was stunned by her act. He remembered that this happened once in the past.

in the Dark Night Group. One day when Amanda was sick and stayed at home, Rufus went to her room to pay her

He was annoyed because she 'attacked' him unexpectedly, yet amused by her

Now, she was no longer the innocent girl and he didn't love her anymore. Rufus sighed with a heavy heart. He shook his head to stop himself from thinking about the past and then walked out of the room.

quilt and sat up. With careful hands, she picked up the pinhole camera in the fruit basket by

was well recorded by the camera, the picture of how she and

a doctor wearing a white coat entered the room. Amanda stopped

"Doctor, is everything done?"

asked and looked at the doctor disdainfully.

replaced your sample with the one from a

doctor's face was pale. He was obviously nervous facing Amanda. He was constantly rubbing his

send you the other half of the money to your wife's account when it's

should leave. After the doctor was gone,

a perfect man. I don't want to let

feel if her boyfriend always stayed with another woman? Amanda was sure that an independent woman like Cassandra would never be happy about it. Gradually, problems and conflicts would arise between them.

and she would do whatever to win

mischievous man. He was

phone for a long time, hesitating whether she should make a call to Rufus or send him a message

him since he was gone last night. Cassandra felt as if