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.

him, “You know Whitney very well?”

and answers with a smile, “Of course. Actually, she is

There are not so many wealthy families in

ask further, “She is your sibling?”

as Whitney’s husband and Frances has an affair

“She is not my sibling; I am adopted by her parents. Whitney is someone with great pride,

words confuse me

not be the truth. Is that the reason he did

you like

finishes a song to walk

shakes head to her who turns around at once.

are strangers. I still feel something unusual

starts to say, “Be good to Frances as much as you can. Try to keep

by what he

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

“Why did you