When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Macy froze for a moment before looking at me. “How about we go and chat for a bit?”

I nodded and put my phone back into my pocket. “I don’t think bars or karaoke clubs are suitable. The smell of tobacco and alcohol is too strong. Let’s go to a café.”

“No way. What kind of café opens so late at night? Let’s just go to the hotel I’m staying at.” Jackson said. With that said, he dragged us into the car and added, “There were times when three of us used to sleep in the same bed back then. What’s there to be embarrassed about?”

Macy shrugged as she didn’t think there was anything wrong with it.

Well, it was true. We didn’t have money during our college days. Whenever we went out on a vacation, we’d try to save money by cramming in the same room. Three of us had been friends for such a long time that Macy and I see Jackson as a friend and nothing more than that.

He started driving after turning on the navigator and he kept on chattering throughout the way there.

Macy found him annoying and didn’t bother with him anymore. She closed her eyes and slept but I listened quietly. He took a glance at me and said, “The most obvious symptoms of depression are feeling dejected, and those who have it wouldn’t sleep when it’s time to sleep and vice versa. They’d feel indifferent most of the time and wouldn’t be interested in anything…”

I started to feel frustrated as he continued to talk so I changed the topic, “Have you settled down in M Country? Are you planning on a long-term career development there?”

“Of course not!” His hands remained on the steering wheel when we stopped at a traffic light. “I’ve finished my studies on psychology and I’m preparing to return to K City. I plan to open up a clinic and live there.”

I knew that K City was Jackson’s hometown. After pausing for a moment, I asked, “Are you planning to stay now that you’re back?”

He shook his head and replied, “I still have to get back to M Country after I know what has happened to you. There are still some things I have to settle there.”

arrived at the hotel and tossed the car keys to the valet. By then, Macy had already woken up and she got down from the car, saying, “Why don’t you just open up a clinic here at J City? It’ll be much

he glanced at her. “Why? What’s wrong with you? Is there something wrong with you emotionally or mentally

but said nothing else

so after registering, we went up to the room

listlessly, “I hate staying in hotels. It’s so

phone and realized it had already turned off on its own. Macy seemed to be

there’s

a year ago,” I answered, feeling a little unsettled. “I would feel down very easily and do some very extreme things

happened and I would

and said, “You know how you were five years ago, Scarlett. That’s why you gotta take this seriously. Otherwise, it would be dangerous

sickness and watching Macy’s parents die

Grandma passed away, I wouldn’t have made it through

said, “Luckily I learned quite a lot while studying overseas. I won’t

9 p.m. and

“Is

looked normal since the moment I saw him, but the disappointment in his eyes was so obvious. I could still see it

at me.

“Both of you can’t drink, so you can only