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.

pretend to be cool anymore. She powerlessly leaned against the

he showed

Never!

couldn’t identify whether the sound she heard came

would take him away as long as she

have to

she hate

all she needed to do was to

her phone,

… At that moment,

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

It was the interface of

rain into the room and rain dropped on her

didn’t come at the right time.”

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

she suddenly heard a noise. She looked back

sure but she actually felt that he had been standing there for

they didn’t know what to say, as if

had got

held her blanket, and

she reached the door, Caden

are you

worriedly in

ridiculous

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

more words all

they continued their normal

opened the door, the fragrance of the food floated into the bedroom from

words than before. But Grace could still sense the passion in his

with affection. She had to

laughed at herself because she tried to

the door and said solemnly

hope you

he

sunshine was warm, but Grace felt that it was too

seemed to have reached

One month passed.

done in Italy. Humbert said it was

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

the phone, “Yes, I’m having fun. But, I’m also

was an undetectable coldness in

end. But the cooperation

entered its second

both sides were ought to meet again to discuss the specific details of the cooperation as

office. The door opened and

it

came over, Grace was still thinking about whether she

brought her

was no signature and no address on the surface of the envelope. She glanced at Leno and then

piece of paper floated down

“Ms. Grace James

out and asked Leno,

asked. Meanwhile, he threw a lighter to

on