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.

get out of her way so she could spend some private

wired wrongly for him

men in groups and maybe

searching for a while, I found a bench on the side and sat down with my chin

me. It took me a few seconds

throughout the night; thus I was a little taken by

the man from just

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

The man?

man she was referring to, I pursed my lips and hesitated for a brief moment before I answered her question, “What about

as she spoke, “I believe in letting go of grievances among people. I can get

was a little bewildered by her statement

strained as it is. Since we hang out with the same group of people

looked at her with my eyebrow raised,

to be arrogant, it’s

and sighed. “Tessa, I think sometimes you’re trapped in your own pre-conceptions. I don’t see you

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

handing it back to me. “I’ve saved my phone number and added my