In My Desperate Time

“Why are you waiting for me?”

Steven Song goes to the trunk in silence and takes out two boxes.

He hands me one of the boxes.

The box is pretty heavy, and I don’t know what is in it.

“Let's go.”

Steven Song says as he leads me inside, “Donny told me about what happened yesterday when you came downstairs so of course I am going to help you too. I found that you were late for work this morning, so I got a chance to help you. Otherwise it would be really hard for you to survive in this company.”

“Thanks.” I say softly, feeling sincere gratitude for Steven Song.

Thanks to his help, otherwise other employees would really think that I have affairs with Steven, course recently I am always come to work late and leave early.

When colleagues see Steven and I carrying stuff upstairs together, they all think we were going shopping for company. They just give me a glance and go back to doing their own things.

It seems that Steven Song's trick really worked.

After carrying the box up the stairs, I am ready to leave.

But Steven Song stops me.

“Don't be in a hurry to leave.”

Then Steven Song opens one box and the rich scent of mangoes comes out.

Yum.

him take out a big, red

my eyes lightening up as I look

one before you

nice mango

good?” After eating half of it,

be in the

think you can eat one.

the other half to

eventually

“It tastes really good.”

He praises.

I told you it was

is not enough for me, so I pick up another

I give another half

like something is

you keep

asks

feeling that your lips are a little swollen than they were just now? Also, there

mouth a little numb, and the sides of my lips begin

lips, and those red spots are becoming more and more

you allergic to mangoes?” I

allergic to alcohol, so the more I look at him, the more I think his symptom is

a mango once when I was a kid, and nothing happened then.”