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 I believe what was reported in the news is a

them, I

to date any woman in the world; that’s none of my business. I have my own duty to fulfill.”

start to eat something slowly.

be annoyed

the meal?”

I have no appetite today.”

too easily.

go upstairs after finishing the dinner. As soon as passing by the bedside table, I am surprised to see the new box of condoms.

my ovulation, yet

next day, I rush to the pharmacy and get one after pill to take. I know in my mind, two days have passed,

the pharmacy, I find someone might be following me behind for

feel disturbed for

the awareness, I am sure someone is

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

call a taxi to

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

to me for following