In My Desperate Time

“Who’s that?” I can guess but not sure about my answer.

Lawrence says, “It’s too much to say it here. We should go somewhere causal and talk about details.”

In his view, some bars should be casual enough for us to have a longer talk.

Finally, he takes me one quieter bar different from those I have been to before.

There is a woman singing on the middle of the stage; the audience keeps listening quietly.

Lawrence watched the singer. I followed his eyes to look at her to find she is really similar to Whitney Jordan. The two women almost look the same.

I have to tell him, “She looks like Whitney.”

Lawrence laughs, “I know.” And then he looks at the singer tenderly one more time.

Immediately from his eyes, I realize he gets a lot of problems or concerns in his mind.

know Whitney very

a smile, “Of course. Actually, she is my

with Whitney. There are not so many wealthy families in the city; most of persons with the same

ask further, “She is

Whitney’s elder brother; he knows Frances as Whitney’s husband and Frances has an affair with me. However, Whitney has

her parents. Whitney is someone with great pride, never

me

from which I suppose they get along very well. But it might not be the truth. Is that the reason he did not tell her anything about

you like to talk with

answering me, the woman singer just finishes a song

smiles and shakes head to her who turns around at

don’t think they are strangers. I still feel something unusual by instinct, but

Frances as much as you can. Try to keep him with you.”

by what

does not get along very well with Whitney, he should not talk with me about it. Whitney will hate him badly

him, “Why did