“What’s with the attitude? I was already being very polite to you. All of this is your fault. If it weren’t for you, things would never have turned out this way!”

Michael’s voice had stoked the flames in me, and I couldn’t stop myself from venting all my anger on him.

 

If he hadn’t stopped me from leaving the previous night, Natalie would never have been with John, and things wouldn’t have escalated to this point.

To be frank, I had never gotten this angry at Michael before. After saying my piece, the line went silent for a long time. When he spoke again, his voice had grown icier.

“You must’ve lost your mind. Do you know who you’re talking to, Anna?”

 

Just from hearing his voice, I could picture the grim expression on his face.

“I’m not in the mood to talk to you right now. I have more important stuff to do, or I might end up sleeping on the streets tonight!”

Even though I was in a very bad mood and was in dire need of a punching bag, the most important to do right then was to find a place to stay for the night. After all, I really didn’t want to sleep on the streets.

 

I wanted to hang up the call right after that, but Michael’s voice sounded again from the other end of the line.

“Sleeping on the streets? Where are you now?”

 

noticed something amiss, for his tone had softened

snapped, then ended the call straight, unwilling to

came from meeting with him. Under normal circumstances, I’d still worry about whether or not I had offended him. But right then, that was the least of

were on bad terms, so

to a few nearby hotels,

was already ten at night. I was caught in a bind, wondering if I should spend two to three hundred to stay in a hotel for the night because my

medication every day to maintain his health, which totaled up to a large amount of money. Thus, I had to save as

to check into a hotel room, a honk sounded from behind

would be irritated by that harsh sound when it was so late at night, and I was

look behind me, but

here so late at night?

that he chose a five-star hotel just to have sex previously. Hence, there was no way he was here

rooted to the spot, wondering if I should go over to say

window

after hearing his voice did I regain

an option whenever it came to him,

had only just sat down when the car

come here all of a sudden? Do you

yelled at him over the phone earlier because I felt pretty bold. But now

if you’re really sleeping on the

shot me a

felt upset all over again as I recalled the reason

gave Michael the side-eye and said in an accusatory tone, “This is all because of you. If

kicked out of the house by your

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