In My Desperate Time

Frances is back tonight.

I am cooking when he comes.

On these days without him at home, I have cooked a lot by myself.

Seeing what I am doing, Frances does not say anything to sit by the table.

He has a look at my phone when I am bringing some dish to the table.

I have not closed the webpage of the news on my phone; he smiled slightly to say, “You read my news.”

I don’t reply him, just rolling my eyes at him.

Everyone knows Frances is somebody who is always trending in the social media. I cannot ignore him in these news.

Then I tell him, “Since I read the big news of today, you are there.”

Frances keeps laughing, “Do you feel bad with it?”

He looks so happy to make fun of me.

news before knowing Elin Smith is his younger sister. Now

nothing about them, I pretend to be ignorant

in the world; that’s none of my

I start

to be annoyed and goes upstairs.

the meal?”

appetite today.” he

irritated too

the bedside table, I am surprised

on my ovulation, yet I forgot to buy and take the morning-after

stays in his room for the whole night. In the early morning of the next day, I rush to the pharmacy and get one after pill to take. I know in my mind, two days have passed, but the

be

to feel disturbed for being watched by

the awareness, I am sure someone is following

it. But from some glass

wait anymore and call a taxi to take me to the office.

off time, I find the car still parking not

for following