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.

I am going to sleep.” His eyes darkened. He lowered

in the crook of her arm

was afraid that she was going to end up

sobs hurt him and shattered his heart. He knew that it was all because of him and that her life

was thinking if his

needed to think carefully about it, otherwise

the feeling of suffocation swept through her body. Then she raised her head back up, the warm water slowly

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

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

William realized that Sherry still hadn’t come out and he felt worried. He

with her eyes closed. It was impossible to tell

walked over, took the

still didn’t know how to face him. After tomorrow, he was going to go back to

she didn’t want to let him go. Now that she had let him go, she

his arms. He hugged her lifeless looking body

did not say a word, she felt like someone had plunged a knife

go again to go bear your responsibility. I don’t care, what does someone else’s life or

tightly, wrapping his arms around her and stared affectionately at her pale face. She didn’t know that William’s eyes

let go. I won’t be able to let go!” Tears fell silently from her closed eyes as she

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

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

do, it wouldn’t be

can only leave…”

lips were suddenly covered by William’s soft lips, making her swallow all the

trying to push him back. But he

the familiar smell of tobacco

an ocean was waving around in her heart, as rippling wave after wave of emotions

slender fingers pinched her chin and lifted it slightly

charm, enough to make her want to drown in them. He said faintly, “I can find another

had her eyes open, but her expression was dazed and sleepy. What other

There was always another

voice was too gentle

tears filled her eyes and were about to fall

the resentment, grievance, anger, despair, everything she felt in her heart all turned into the deepest sadness and

“Go to sleep!”

that, he looked like if he didn’t sleep now, he was

eyes, his face seemed to be immersed in a pool of water,

how bloodshot her eyes were. His