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

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

in groups and maybe two or three women in

a bench on the side

me. It took me a few seconds to turn around

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

you know the man from just now?”

at me. Her gaze was falling right ahead

The man?

to, I pursed my lips and hesitated for a brief moment before I

was fiddling with her hands as she spoke, “I believe in letting go of grievances among people. I can get over whatever had happened between us in Venria. But you

bewildered by her statement but

we’re all back to our home country and are going to remain friends, it’s not in anyone’s benefit if our relationship remains as strained as it is. Since we

eyebrow raised, still puzzled by her

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

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

while holding

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