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.

out of her way so she could

couldn’t help but suspect something was wired wrongly for him tonight to subject himself to such discordant singings by a

groups and maybe two or three women in between. Pool was not

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

long, a figure took a seat next to me. It took me

had very few exchanges throughout the night; thus I was a little taken by surprise when she sat down next

the man from just now?” she asked

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

The man?

pursed my lips and hesitated for a brief moment

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

by her statement but

we hang out with the same group of people

raised, still puzzled by her

be arrogant,

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

she exclaimed while holding

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