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!”
have to inform
How could
“Why not?”
“Because he should make up for
money. What we had was a love instead of
Knock, knock…
by the annoying knock.
instantly changes as she sees the man. “Robert, what are you doing
here for Miss
Karin. “I guess you
regret and tell you to bring
asks with her charmingly bright
and says, “Mr. Troy told
“What are they?”
“VIP bank cards.”
told me that love can’t be measured by money, but obviously, Mr.
and gently says, “Thanks, but I don’t
Troy just wants
just don’t need them.
cards for Karin. “Karin deserves
“Billie!”
broken up with him, haven’t you? Just take his
“Give them back.”
“You…”
telling you to give them
to give the cards back to Robert. “Here you
give it a
She’ll punch you in the face
sighs, “Fine. I’ll bring
Karin’s forehead with her index finger. “You
to face the wall for ten minutes. Think
done nothing to
you
“Yes.”
that, in the future, he can also do the same to you when he wants to get rid
gets dumbfounded. “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
I do
Lowering her head in disappointment, Billie
are, but not everyone can see you through like I do. I know that, in the back of your mind,
world is too hypocrisy that I have to arm myself
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 fairytales until we’ve got nasty scars
and
are you sure to
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