Trapped Woman

me again that night and confiscated my mobile

air-skinned fingers gently circled my hair

s soon as I moved slightly, Oliver woul

and it onc

in the morning. Helpless, I rubbed my hair and sat up suddenly. Then I turned on

said, "Okay, I'l

ve me my

ed, saying, "Fiona, I'll get y

angrily. "Why can't I mention Timothy? Don't you know Timo

at me with a

ly with his. I could see my

lender fingers. When he sat in front of me quietly like this,

t I was attracted

nd, saying, "Forget it. Can

on screen appeared on the wall in front of us, and then the voice of the robot sounde

r in middle school. Of course, we didn't use the mobile phone but

o math classes every Wednesday afternoon and drag

her. He had won prizes in the math competitions, so af

and felt bored, so I forced Fiona to watch a movie

er, before the evening self-study, I secretly used

screamed, the Director of Students' Affairs rushed to t

s asked to come to t

s that I leaned on a soft mattress, smelling the faint fragrance of c

hadn't slept so peacefully

d daylight. The sunshine shone through the

re dry saliva marks at the corner of my mouth, and one of

I sleep

position. As soon as I looked up, I saw that Oliver had

full of affection but not aggr

like this," I tried to explain

and asked, "Do y

asked, "Di

pretty

liked me tell me honestly that I snored last night

the chain, pretending to be calm. "Un

athroom. When I stood in front of

Although my skin was fair, the dark circles around my

was nearly 5.5 feet tall a

out regularly, I had muscles

ver's ability to carry me all

figure out why h

rom the next class. After returning home, he met me only

ard to u

When he came back, he picked up a package. It

ted my hand on his arm. Then he looked at i

d muscles, so the bracelet on me didn't look

I knew Oliver was always good at talking nonsens

more importan

swept over the large handful of Eustoma and white roses in a glass v

seen me use this trick

u gave me a bracelet on my fourt

y. No one could teach me. But you were ingenious. On my birthday, you gave me a perfectly

al house in Connellsville for three years. When I held it in my hand, I felt as if you we

e. But as I looked up, I saw Oliver standing

seriously, whispering, "Fiona

nd bring my bracelet so t

up the car key on the table, and smiled

flattering smile. "No, no. I'll go with you. I want to pac

it on

nown him for twenty years. I knew how sensitive he was. I also kne

I said, Oli

me out of the room where I ha

(

emn. Among the colors filled with black, white, and gra

s st

ht thi

n the souvenir area. It occurred to me that I didn't have such a big place

miled and said, "Fiona, this is the first

added, "But I li

eeling that I was a jerk. Without thinking about it, I said, "I

at me. His eyes lit up in an instant, like

u will be twenty-six on the

ontacts of all my close friends with their names and birthdays, so every t

m the truth, I wouldn't be able to g

t me with his shining eyes. Then I followed him downst

Shadow Wend, far away from N

entered the shabby community gate, I s

r me dow

the corner of the community, and it coul

, "This place is a little messy. Don't go

t in the driver's seat, holding the steer

Every wrinkle was properly ironed, and the cuffs were sligh

n. The old and new ones were

t I was looking at him. Then he put down the rolled-up cu

ity without elevators built in the last century. Although the a

I saw mountains of cartons a

king twice, I turned around to knock

that room finally opened the door and stared at me,

nd said, "Can you take your parcel

er eyes and said. "This is a shared apartm

k. The unpacked packages were piled up in the living room. If I hadn't urged her

cleaning fee charged by the agenc

. "Okay, then you'll pay the cleaning fee alone