In My Desperate Time

It was a beautiful moment, but now it feels weird.

I know I must have asked the wrong question.

"Well, if you don't feel like talking about it, then pretend I never asked," I say to Frances with embarrassment.

I am having mixed feelings.

Sabina thinks wrongly how much I mean to Frances, and unfortunately, I've made the same mistake. I thought I could ask something like that because I felt I was special to him. How ridiculous!

Just when I think Frances wouldn't tell me, he speaks slowly.

"My father died ten years ago."

I look at him quietly and wait for him to continue. However, he falls silent.

I knew his father died ten years ago. So, can he tell me more?

But that is not going to happen. Therefore, I must fish.

I quickly search for the right words in my head. After organizing my thoughts, I say to Frances, "Well, look, no matter how it happened, we got married. Should I go with you to pay respect to your father at his tomb?"

turns to look at me, his gaze deep

as I can, so that

few days away. I'll take you there," he says

never thought Frances would

the kitchen, she happens to hear Frances' words. She is

I finally relax.

should stop here. If I continue, I might sound

goes upstairs

feed the baby milk holding him,

comes

you going to bathe Earl? Let me

hear her going

and closes the door,

her mouth

in time. I point to another door that is tightly shut, and mouth the

Then she squats down and splashes water on

ear and whispers to me, "How is it? Do you know where it is? I heard Frances said

she really wants to