“Tell me the truth. You’ve been hounding me for ages just for this, haven’t you?”

Karen wore a look that saw right through him; her scoff was dripping with contempt.

Jeffery was at a loss for words, but frustration bottled up inside as he held back.

“Karen, you sure have a way with summaries!” He gave her a thumbs-up as a sarcastic gesture, “Was it not who asked you first to be my girlfriend? And you said no! I never wanted such… such improper affair to maintain between us.”

“You even know the word ‘improper,’ huh?” Karen shot him a piercing glance, checked the time on her phone, and nodded towards the market by the entrance of the community, “You better go shop.”

Jeffery’s mind could never keep pace with Karen’s whims.

“Shop for what?”

“Condoms! Or are you planning on making babies?”

In silence, Jeffery’s lips twisted uncomfortably. He disliked the way she treated their situation as if it was nothing more than a transaction.

just wanted to shake him off and get away from

“Still standing there?”

voice involuntarily lowering, “No need to

a step, “Let’s go then.

“Now? Right now?”

you could make it quick. My folks are waiting for me at

those words, she strode off ahead, her casual indifference casting Jeffery in the

stroll around the hospital,

It was situated just before a forest, where one could

to return to the ward. She wanted to give Everett some space, to avoid a barrage of

only a few days had passed. She wanted to spend these last moments with

“Ms. Sanchez?”

from the storeroom with medication, could vaguely see her silhouette from afar.

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are you doing out here? Don’t you need to be

holding the medication, offered a gentle smile. Her lab coat was as immaculate

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