In My Desperate Time

There is a long silence in the air.

Frances Louis looks at me with deep eyes that make me afraid.

It takes him a long time to squeeze several words from his lips.

"Jane Noyes, say it again."

I take a few deep breaths and continue, "You know, Frances Louis, I had no choice but to come to you then. Now Frank Noyes has gone into jail, and there is nothing between you and me anymore. The mistake should be ended earlier. I still have a long way to go, but we are different, we don’t belong to the same world."

"I am sober, and I don’t want to haunt you forever. I know. You've always not been satisfied with me. So, it's time for me to leave."

As soon as I finish talking, Frances Louis presses his body against me.

His breath is fast and short. His eyes are almost on fire.

"You are so desperate to get away from me. Do you want to be together with Noah Jefferson? Believe or not, I could destroy him right now!"

My heart skips a beat.

Frances Louis is crazy!

"It has nothing to do with Noah Jefferson. We made a deal that as long as I accompany you, you can consider helping me solve the problem of Frank Noyes. Now the matter is settled, shouldn't we go our own ways separately?"

I argue with him. I am so angry and I don’t care if I would get him annoyed.

you want to walk your own way with Noah

What?

does he always

I hadn't been in the ward, you

the huge room. I look

my god!

Frances Louis. I

Louis sneers, and his eyes grow

think of Andrew Malan. The first time he looked at me like this, the next second, he hit

proud man. Will he kill

I am scared.

was so

Noyes, you force me to

cold face, takes

Noyes's high school classmate, he seems to be a

phone from Frances Louis's

terrible. Just because I upset him, he turns his anger on Noah Jefferson. How could a man as good

No! Never!

so desperate. Because I know it clear what would happen if I

wrong. Please, please let

low voice, no more of my

never piss Frances Louis

just leave when you owe me so much money? Now