Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

"Hmm. Someone snuck into the security room and introduced a virus into the internal network through the surveillance system." Roseanne: "Who could it be?"

Owen: "The person was masked. Couldn't make out their face, but it's someone from inside Kingswell University for sure." Roseanne pursed her lips.

"We can't let them get away with this. It's a virus this time, who knows what it will be next."

Holding his smartphone, Owen let out a low chuckle.

The IT guy next to him looked puzzled. What's so funny?

That sudden laughter was kind of spooky...

Owen replied, "Alright, I'll follow your lead."

Roseanne smiled, put down her phone, and stood up to head for a shower.

...

The headache from his hangover made Murray gasp for air.

He sat up and glanced outside. It was still dark. He had slept through an entire day and night.

His stomach started to ache again. He skillfully grabbed the antacid from the nightstand and washed it down with the now cold water.

his esophagus into

overused, they say. Still, nothing beats a good diet. Come on, get up and have

less tonight? I've been nurturing your stomach with soups and broths for weeks now. This drinking just undoes all

please, can you not drink so much? I'm worried about

this again, I'm really

Why do you always do this when I ask you to have soup, blocking my mouth won't work...

"Stop drinking."

I don't like you when you're

pot. I'm

...

life with Roseanne kept

had always been against his

a grandmother, but she'd always end

mood, he enjoyed her care and found creative ways to make

days, when work was stressful and Roseanne kept nagging,

than not, they would end up

Gradually, she nagged less.

her waiting

thought she had become more understanding,

What man doesn't socialize?

drinking is like going to a party