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
could he do
“Why not?”
up for
What we had was a love
Knock, knock…
is interrupted by the annoying knock.
attitude instantly changes as she sees
here for Miss
eyes to Karin. “I guess you must
Troy regret and tell you to bring her
with her
takes out two golden VIP bank card and says, “Mr. Troy told me to give you
“What are they?”
“VIP bank cards.”
me that love can’t be
and gently says,
easy. Mr. Troy just wants Miss
don’t need
for
“Billie!”
haven’t you? Just take his money
“Give them back.”
“You…”
you to
scares Billie to give the cards back to Robert. “Here you are. She
Karin, don’t give
holy love. She’ll punch you in the
sighs, “Fine. I’ll bring
with her index finger. “You pretty little idiot! You
crap! Go to face the wall for ten minutes.
I’ve done
you
“Yes.”
Robert that, in the future, he can also do the same to you when he wants to get rid of
gets dumbfounded. “What do you
your intension and thought you might regard love as a material trade. If so, he wouldn’t love you or
should I do
her
know that, in the back of your mind, love as an irreplaceable
that I
we are so naïve as to think love means all-in in a way that what we obtain will be a
together and chat until
are you
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