When There Is Nothing Left But Love

A few of them looked at me in confusion. “Are you constipated?”

No one but Nora was capable of making such a crass comment.

Rolling my eyes, I resumed my seat and replied, “I bumped into a friend that’s all.”

My reply seemed to have piqued her interests even more. “What friend? Is it a he or she?” Is he handsome?”

Oh dear…

Tessa’s gaze fell on me; her lips pursed with traces of disdain.

I lost my appetite after taking a few bites when Nora suggested a karaoke session on the second floor.

Everyone agreed to her suggestion. After all, they did promise themselves to play hard after returning home from Western Europe.

The second floor was full of private rooms for karaoke with a big pool hall in the middle. Customers who did not fancy singing karaoke could spend time playing pool out here. I regarded this to be a very thoughtful design.

I was terribly tone-deaf and could neither sing nor dance. Tessa seemed to view karaoke singing in the same light. But it could just be that she didn’t like it at all. For all that I knew, we both disliked the rowdy environment.

After spending some time in our private room, I excused myself to get some air.

kept shooting me looks to get out of her

help but suspect something was wired wrongly for him tonight to subject himself to

was now filled with a few men in groups and maybe two or three women in between. Pool was not a very popular sport in

searching for a while, I found a bench on the side and

a seat next to me. It took me a few seconds to turn around and

was a little taken by surprise when she sat

know the man from just now?” she asked

her direction and realized she wasn’t even looking at me. Her gaze was falling right ahead at those playing

The man?

finally dawned on me which man she was referring to, I pursed my

in letting go of grievances among people. I can get over whatever had happened between us in Venria. But

bewildered by her statement but chose to

it’s not in anyone’s benefit if our relationship remains as strained as it is. Since we hang out with the same group of people

my eyebrow raised, still puzzled by her sudden

silence as disagreement and retorted, “There’s no need to be arrogant,

in your own pre-conceptions. I don’t see you as an enemy

That means we’re friends!” she exclaimed while holding out her hand. “Give

did a few maneuvers before handing it back to me. “I’ve saved my phone number and