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 way

distant and reserved. I couldn’t help but suspect something was wired wrongly

karaoke rooms, the pool hall was now filled with a few men in groups and maybe two

bench on the side and sat down with my

took me a few seconds to turn around and realized

exchanges throughout the night; thus I was a little taken

you know the man from just now?” she asked

even looking at me.

The man?

me which man she was referring to, I pursed my lips and hesitated for a brief moment before

among people. I can get over whatever had happened between us in Venria. But you have to

her statement but chose to remain

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

my eyebrow raised, still puzzled by her

silence as disagreement and retorted, “There’s no need to be arrogant, it’s fine by me if

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

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

to me. “I’ve saved my phone number and added my WhatsApp to your phone. Let’s