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.

with his news before knowing Elin Smith is his younger sister. Now I believe what

about them, I pretend to be ignorant

the world; that’s none of my business.

smile, I start to eat something

be annoyed and goes upstairs.

you finish the meal?”

I have no appetite today.” he answers

irritated too

dinner. As soon as passing by the bedside table, I am surprised to

goodness! Last time, Frances did not use condoms on my ovulation, yet

the early morning of the next day, I rush to the pharmacy and get

might be following me behind for another

to feel disturbed for being watched by

I am sure someone is

a sleeping dog, I don’t turn back to check it. But from some glass door nearby, I see the familiar black

taxi to take me to the

off time, I find the car still parking not far from the gate of

me for following me one