I've Been There Before

At night, she could not sleep well. It rained late at night. The raindrops pattered on the window. She tossed and turned.

Hours later, she still did not feel sleepy at all.

She pulled away the quilt and walked down to the ground barefoot, pacing irritably in front of the window.

She put on her nightgown and walked barefoot into the living room. She turned on the TV and found there was a children’s show on TV. She was absent-minded for a moment. It occurred to her that she had not watched TV for a long time.

However, Caden often watched TV.

She lay on the sofa like Caden usually did. She was surprised by the cartoon named “Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf” on the screen.

Wolves eat sheep. This was the law of the jungle. Did he watched this cartoon every day?

A noise came from outside.

Grace got alert.

She listened carefully for minutes. She was sure that she heard a noise.

Was there a thief?

But that was impossible. Caden agreed to let her move out of the manor of the Shaw Family because the security measures were pretty good here.

Maybe there was a cat, or a dog, or a kid.

She opened the door.

...

She was shocked.

It was Caden!

Her heart beat fast.

They looked at each other for nearly five minutes, with no words.

She seemed to be calm.

However, when she saw his pleading eyes, she started to melt down.

She turned around and walked into her department.

The door wasn’t closed.

She didn’t look back or checked if he had come in. She walked into the bedroom and brought out a bathrobe and towel. When she returned to the living room, there was nobody. She looked at the door. He was standing there, staring at her.

She silently walked to the door and handed the towel and bathrobe to him.

She turned around again.

Just then, she saw the happiness in his eyes when he took the towel and bathrobe from her.

“Grace, you’re so nice.”

Suddenly, Caden’s voice appeared.

She stopped at the door of her bedroom and clenched her fist.

Then she entered her bedroom, ignoring all the sounds outside.

didn’t pretend to be cool anymore. She powerlessly leaned against the door … Caden, what

he showed

Never!

identify whether the sound she heard came from the bathroom or the

take him away as long as she

wouldn’t have to

would she

needed to do was to make a phone

phone,

moment, no one knew

She stepped on the floor barefoot and walked towards the window. As she passed

screen of her phone was still on. It was the interface of the address book which displayed a name

opened the window, and then the wind blew the rain into the room and rain dropped on her

didn’t come at the right time.” She murmured in a low

the window in concentration. She was so focused that she didn’t noticed that the

noise. She looked back and saw Caden standing at the

actually felt that he had been standing there for a long

as if they were a couple that had been married

had got nothing to

around, held her

she reached the door, Caden

where are you

asked worriedly in deep

laughed out. How ridiculous and ironic the

and pushed her into the bedroom. Then he closed the door and said, “I’ll sleep in

had no more words all

the morning, they continued their normal boring

Grace opened the door, the fragrance of the food floated into the bedroom from the living room. After she dressed up, she sat down and

before. But Grace could still

raised her head and met his gaze. His eyes were dark and shining with affection. She had to lower her head

at herself because she tried to avoid his

at the door and said solemnly

I hope you get better

then he smiled. “Sure! I will get better as

sunshine was warm, but Grace felt that

have reached a tacit

One month passed.

he almost got all things done in Italy. Humbert said it was

you are picking up girls in Italy now and having a lot of fun.

her on the phone, “Yes, I’m

back.” There was an undetectable

But the cooperation continued. However,

had entered its second

ought to meet again to discuss the specific

Grace’s office. The door

is it

about whether she should visit her partner after the

brought

was an envelope that was dyed with light blue ink patterns. There was no signature and no address on the surface of the envelope.

of paper floated down from the

letter said, “Ms. Grace James

out and asked Leno, “Do you have

Leno asked. Meanwhile, he threw a

turned on the