faced him.

pole, who cat walked to him, laid a chaste kiss on his lips,

haste while I still have the patience to entertain your pe

t of him, and without preamble, lest he got angry, I sat d

ved by something as trifle as that..." in a flash, he stamped his hand on a red object on the table wh

bottle of cham

ed away, as though the mere presence of

oughing loudly. The cough went on for too long that it worried me. If he

ghing, standing immediately to look around for help, exhaling in grat

eyes. And I went back to drop the bucket, reaching out to tap at the man's back but he flinched away from me, shootin

to him with trembling hands. "Take this, it would slow down the cough," I coaxed, hopi

doing a great job to avoid meeting my eyes. I understood he might

g the bottle from the bucket and gl

of how his hand quivered slightly as he tried to control

, his motion pausing

t subtle way anyone had ever sai

moke once more and out of curiosity and conce

ossing the boundary, then he said. "If this..." He indicated two of us. "Whatever this is, is going to be successfu

I supposed to entice someone like this with such an obnoxious attitude? No

smoked peacefully, facing away from me, not minding my pres

of tonight's failure hammering in my ears, I made up my mind to shoot anothe

.

humiliation I feel. I'm only trying for my grandmother. I can't bear to be kicked out of the house to

it out, without a care for the fact that I feel severely sick and nearly died. She

to me would mean a lot. Why would he even agree to blind date if he didn't want

hut your damn mouth,

y trying

ant? I don't fucken need your help.

r mo

her an heir... But guess what? you failed! The only reason I came out here tonight was to get the fres

use

though trying to contain him from doing something rash. "Do not ever in your miserable life talk when I'm talkin

't know anything about me and yet he insults me so badly. I hardly knew anything about him, not to mention conniving with his mother! Tears s

nks to

et, there is a limit

Remember? You, your guardian, and my mother si

cers. "I'm not a whore and I

ou a shameless whore, b

because he comes from the brighter side of life he feels he has the ef

ok a swig from the glass in f

a vile person I wouldn't h

d a choice... Why pretend like you ar

ht, I didn't have a choice either... But I had nothing to do with this. I didn't know anyt

ed. "Lyi

me in my life!" I went cold, having gone overboard to say somethi

yes as he opened his mouth, but he was cut short as his eyes widened, repl

f his couch. Fear gripped me and without thinking I flew to his side.

king frantically to the entrance, hoping the noise wo

ged my hand on the red object on the table, positive it would attract the waiter. What could be wrong with him

s widening when they landed on the man in

e man outside the door!" I instructed wit

or tonight due to some emergency thing, and

lse we can do, only one solution coming to mind. "

me a quizzical look as though

lp me carry hi

ot of struggle, we managed to carry the big m

't carry him there to avoid unwanted attention, t

out, leaving the sick man on the bed and me. Wha

he placed on the bed, bringing out a stethoscope which h

e bed had calmed down, laying do

ce. We didn't know he would experience any r

him that, rapidly picked up his equipment and scurried away, servile frigh

night is already ruined. Alas, God answered my prayers and ga

have to leave now, sire." I skidded my eyes to

eptibility, his grey eyes

his mouth and d