WHEN WE WERE US

n's

"I was trying to block the sun rays from falling

I am still yet to explain to her how I got

" I ask her slowly taking m

. It seemed like her atten

yes to be sure what

ori Moore is sta

'm confident I have a good body build, but what if, what

shirtless in the spring rain back in high school? My body wasn't even as hal

?" I ask her again, to get her

omething?" She asks. "I wa

uld like coffee or hot

le, maybe thinking

on my way

was, getting ready to go make either coffee or tea

haste?" I asked

nods her head aff

the weeken

you mean by that? It's the weekend and

sternly for my

y life like yours. Some of us have to go

uch that I want her around, but hearing Lo's response now,

inconsiderate and out of touch with th

it in that way..." I try to a

lways out

id those words as she pulls

have happened yesterday,

d apologizes right

*

gloomy today,

to be around anybody, but Wayne

. It's nothin

he walks up to my work table. "What's got

stem. I did not want him to find o

piked my curios

I went grocery shopping a few days ago. Help yourself out in the kitchen,

, escaping from Wayne's presen

efore when Shirley had called me ove

. According to her, she wanted Lo to only have a sip, to prove to Lo who constantly argued with her that alcohol can

o me before she puked on me when I t

life's become chaotic since

tly; when a person is angry, when a person is on their death bed, when a person is drunk. As peop

hurts e

*

ion will be held in an hour's time. My heart's been rac

message? Did

curiosity in th

ause I wanted to experience the excitement or disappointment in re

il now, Ethan; holding out for

ing to pep talk me

in to say, "someone is h

could be, but I couldn't wrap my fi

his name

r," my secreta

females I've met on my journey through life, try

the office now and is already seated, waiting for the

ould it be

nvinced it was Shirley. "Also, ge

ds later, my g

en

, how have

ren is here, I can't think of a

That's the term she independently cho

tly pressing me down - thinking about it all now makes me feel exhausted already - I had intentionally drank myself into

I found myself lying next to her, not completely naked

can only imagine how Lo

today, Karen still clai

created this confusing rela

surprise. I wasn't e

hen I go to join her right after sor

gize to her. "It's just I had to attend

t it. I run a company too remem

? I mean, all the way from Greece, it m

ffee, he neatly places one befor

ame to visit," I say so we don'

ou haven't even said hello but yet you sou

but at the same time, also liked abo

. Sometimes, it makes her appear inconsiderate, and

ow what, let's catch up some other

h? A lunch date, just like

ersation, so without much consideration, I give in to he

to attend the company's meeting,

compliance and walks ou

mini staff hall, and Karen, just as usual, bi

*

, my impatient eyes were already searc

e sh

red with a pair of black heels. Her blonde hair curled up perfectly,

it! Lo

us you will be atten

says, drawing the atte

ng for long, just go

from Lo to speak with Mr Alan

but couldn't find

ds ago? Could it be that my he

't get