Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

“What trouble?”

Elspeth had a myriad of emotions flash across her face. “I can’t tell you this for now.”

Stepping forward, Callum looked as if he was going to grab her wrist. “I’m your fiancé. What is it that you can’t tell me about?”

Frightened, Elspeth stumbled backward. “What’s wrong with you today? Why are you saying this?”

“This isn’t our first engagement.”

Callum’s words made her fall into deep thought.

“We have been engaged once before. But now that you don’t feel anything for me, it’s just superfluous to mention this.”

Elspeth, who was being distant, made Callum frown, as he was in a bit of a panic toward this kind of ambiguous feeling.

“Why did you fake your death?”

Although she knew that he was intelligent, she did not predict that he would come to know about this so soon.

“What I do is my own business. It has nothing to do with you anymore.”

She knew that she could not let him know. Otherwise, it would bring along unthinkable consequences.

Just as Elspeth wanted to leave, her wrist was firmly grabbed onto.

Turning back, she saw Callum with a very dark expression.

“Elspeth, I’m giving you one last chance. Why did you fake your death? Also, where are you staying now?”

At that moment, all the emotions hidden deep within Elspeth exploded.

“Callum Winthrop, it was you who didn’t like me anymore! Since you don’t have any feelings for me, why are you still holding onto me? Aren’t you head over heels for your first love? Go find her then. Why did you seek me out? From the amount of time when you lost interest in me till now, your indifference was enough for me to become stone-hearted too. So, don’t you think that it’s laughable, you trying to play some sort of engaged-couple act with me?”

Elspeth pressed down on his hand, trying to shake herself free.

“Callum, I’m saying this one last time. We’re over!!!”

We’re over? Cold in nature, Callum did not put any emotion in anything he did ever since he lost his feelings for her.

felt as

not love me anymore?” Callum

weak, as she became rooted to the spot, although she tried so hard to shake herself free

But what

What can love do?

love save her mother? Or perhaps,

that it would be better to leave as soon as possible. At least, she could have peace of

and left, and the person behind

like it

still could not process what had happened, as he only knew that the person close

she said, “Callum, I hope that you don’t tell anyone that I’m still alive. Just treat these as

she knew that she would cry if she were to continue talking, so upon seeing that he did not react to her

then called for a cab before getting

think this is it.

…

returned to

in the garden, saw that Elspeth was walking dejectedly toward him. She did not even seem to notice him.

got your soul sucked out when

elicit any response

makeup is all smeared. Did

for a further observation

you just get away from

“What’s wrong with you?”

Arthur only wanted to care for her, but her attitude made him

alright. I won’t ask.

with him, Arthur left her by

blue, and it was toward someone who had nothing to do with why she

moment he

phone suddenly rang. Taking it

Are you feeling

It was Gilbert.

Elspeth asked, “Why are

It was Gilbert.

asked, “Why are