No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

My heart skipped a beat, and instinctively, I asked, "What happened?"

Conrad's face was grim as he responded, "A fight."

Fighting abroad, especially right before a competition, was a bad sign. "Did he ask you to come?"

Conrad hesitated. "He's been detained."

I was stunned. "Is it that serious?"

"Yeah, it could even lead to a long-term imprisonment," Conrad's words made me hold my breath for a few seconds.

Seeing my anxiety, Conrad added, "I'm not entirely sure about the details. One of his teammates called me. I'm going to find out more."

I nodded slightly, "Let me know if..."

"Do you want to come with me?" Conrad looked at me.

I hadn't expected him to suggest this. I moved my lips, and then Conrad said, "Jefferson's teammate mentioned he's really upset, acting out. You being there might calm him down." Jefferson was a friend, almost like family who looked after me.

Now that he was in trouble in a foreign country, I was worried and felt I should go. But going with Conrad made me wary of upsetting Ernest Collins.

Conrad had hurt me before by being with another woman without regard for my feelings. I didn't want Ernest to go through that.

"You go ahead. I need to pack," I declined Conrad's offer.

whatever you need there," Conrad's

I mentioned packing, it was more of a

dumb; he should've understood, but he kept pushing for us

couldn't do it,

my lips, about to say something, when he pulled out

actually forgotten about it amidst our breakup. Before we split, we had traveled abroad together, and since our passports were together, he had just put them

it, but he didn't let

spoke, "Can't even step out the door with

gave a small,

that I can't.

that sense

as

his girlfriend."

stiffened Conrad's expression

care

about him,

Wasn't that obvious?

when we were together, you

he bringing up old

asked with

felt I didn't care enough about you, but did you

His accusation was absurd.