A Moment in Destiny

He shook the key in his hands and she blushed suddenly. It turned out she seemed to have forgotten it during their passionate kiss a while ago. In helplessness, she sat on the sofa again and he crouched in front of her.

His hands held her pale face full of tears. He smiled looking at her tear stained face, but this time there was no sarcasm, no haze, just pain. “You put on makeup!”

She was stunned. She closed her eyes and took a breath.

His eyes were fixed on her. His dark eyes like deep wells that made people fall in them and be trapped forever. Those eyes were full of deep affection.

“But wasted it all while crying like a little kitten.” He said softly, his tone fond.

She stared at him in a daze unable to believe him.

Then she said angrily, “I wanted to waste it!”

Her tone was full of resentment, anger and despair. She didn’t know that she looked like a little tantrum throwing child and yet, he raise head and looked at her, “Okay, you wanted to. You can do whatever you want.”

“What are you doing here again?” She pouted, feeling quite shy because of his soft tone.

“If I don’t come back, what if the bad guys broke in tonight?” He raised his eyebrow. “Maybe someone already took the key and made a copy. They can just open the door and come in especially to harass a weak woman like you.”

“Yeah right!” Apart from him, no one was going to come to harass her.

“Sherry, don’t make me leave, okay? I am really tired!” He looked at her. Only by looking at her could he calm his heart.

His tone was pleading, causing her heart to ache.

She sniffed, wanting to cry. How could she tell him to leave when his eyes were red and he looked haggard and thin.

“Go, sleep.” She said.

“So, are you letting me stay?” his voice trembled, seemingly unable to believe it.

“You can leave after getting a good sleep.” She restrained her emotions and said lightly. Then she stood up and walked to the bathroom.

“How are you always so rational? Must you push me away?” William shouted desperately behind her.

“All I know is that you need to rest.” Sherry turned around and said in a breath, “How long have you not been resting properly?”

They stared at each other like this for a long time. William felt his heart was as desolate as a dessert in that moment, his eyes swollen and sore, as if he could not bear the weight of the world. “I don’t know!”

“Go to sleep.” She said.

am going to sleep.” His eyes darkened. He lowered his head, gloom flashing

of her arm

hysterical. She was afraid that she was going to

door. Her sobs hurt him and shattered his heart. He knew that it was all because of him and that her life was not fine

was really too selfish! He was thinking if his coming over tonight was

began to bathe. She needed to think carefully about it, otherwise she was not

water, Sherry suddenly submerged her head deep in the water until the feeling of suffocation swept through her body. Then she raised her head back up, the warm water slowly falling

Even if she got better but then found out that William didn’t love her, was she going to be triggered and become sick again? If it all came

herself into the water again, Sherry closed her eyes, trying to not think about anything. But

hour later, William realized that Sherry still hadn’t come out and he felt

her eyes closed. It was impossible

heart. He walked over, took the towel from

still didn’t know how to face him. After tomorrow, he

she had let him go. However, he came back. God knew that she didn’t want to let him go. Now that she had let him go, she knew how heavy were these simple

his arms. He

you okay?” Still silence. William had never felt such panic before. She did not say a word,

you go again to go bear your responsibility. I don’t care, what does someone else’s life or death has to do with me? You know that if you entangle me like

and stared affectionately at her pale face. She

will make me reluctant to let go. I won’t be able to let go!”

one of his hands and wiped her tears away. His big hand gently stroked her cheek. She loved him. Thinking that, his sad heart that had

and trying to calm her hurting heart, “You still have Lucille! Tell me what do I do? What

what to do, it wouldn’t be so

I can

his arms and bent over to find her lips. Sherry’s lips were suddenly covered by William’s soft

push him back. But he locked her

familiar smell of tobacco surrounding her,

an ocean was waving around in her heart, as rippling

slender fingers pinched her chin and lifted it

she could see. His deep black eyes had a strange charm, enough to make her want to drown in them.

was dazed and sleepy.

mind fell into a trance again. There was always another way?

was too gentle

filled her eyes and were

felt in her heart all turned into the

“Go to sleep!”

didn’t sleep now, he was going to seriously injure

immersed in a pool of water, so distant and hazy. “Okay, you too. You are tired

shocked to see how bloodshot her eyes were. His heart hurt