In the dimmed street light, Karin walks down the mountain with her luggage.
When she gets to the University of Zurich, Billie stares at her luggage, asking, “What’s the heck are you doing?”
Stepping into her dorm, Karin sits on the perch of her bed without any word.
“What’s the matter? Haven’t you forgiven Troy?”
“I’m leaving tomorrow.”
“Where are you going?”
“Anywhere.”
Billie widens her eyes. “Are you insane?”
“What?”
“What if you get bullied by bad guys in some strange place?”
“I’m a grown-up, and I can take care of myself.”
“Then leave for home.”
Karin shakes her head. “I can’t.”
“What about William’s?”
“No.”
“Come on. I’m sure William would like to take you away with him.”
“But I don’t. After all, we’re not lovers.”
“Then why did you turn to him last time?”
“That was an emergency, okay? Now it’s different, as I’ll leave here on my own.”
Karin rises to her feet and walks to her desk. Starting her computer, she finds a map of China on the Internet. With her eyes closed, she clicks a place at random.
After she purchases a flight ticket online, Billie asks, “Are you sure you want this? Nothing to change your mind?”
She nods with a sigh.
“I don’t think Troy will let go of you.”
Karin doesn’t answer her. Billie swivels and secretly creeps out of the dorm.
“Stop!”
“You don’t have to inform him. He agreed that I
How could he
“Why not?”
he should make up for your
What we had was a love instead of a
Knock, knock…
the annoying knock. Billie angrily says, “Come
she sees the man. “Robert, what are
for Miss
to Karin.
regret and tell
with her charmingly
two golden VIP bank card and says, “Mr. Troy told me to give
“What are they?”
“VIP bank cards.”
that love can’t be measured by money, but
and gently says, “Thanks, but I don’t need
easy. Mr. Troy just wants
I just don’t need
cards for Karin. “Karin
“Billie!”
him, haven’t you? Just take his money away, and
“Give them back.”
“You…”
you to give
give the cards back to Robert. “Here you are. She doesn’t
don’t give
her holy love. She’ll punch you
I’ll bring them
her index finger. “You pretty little idiot! You can’t be
to face the wall for ten minutes.
I’ve done nothing to
Don’t you
“Yes.”
to accept Troy’s money to show Robert that, in the future, he can also do the same to you
“What do
say in Robert’s face? He’d wrong your intension and thought you might regard love as a material trade. If so, he wouldn’t love you or
I do to
realizes that Karin is right. Lowering her head in disappointment,
know who you are, but not everyone can see you through like I do. I know that, in the back of your mind, love as an irreplaceable feeling, but your sharp mouth
too hypocrisy that I have
because we are so naïve as to think love means all-in in a way that what we obtain will be a perfect love. Never will we understand the so-called perfect love is merely in
sleep together and chat until the
are you sure
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