Chapter 414
Rain pelted the car windows relentlessly. Looking out, the world seemed draped in an otherworldly mist, bizarre and elusive.
I chuckled lightly, “So, when is this expert you mentioned arriving in Vista
Town?”
Bryant replied, “Day after tomorrow, I
“Alright.”
guess.”
I nodded, my hand reaching for the car door handle. “Then, I’ll be off.”
“Let me walk you out.”
“No need, my car’s just over there.”
“I insist.”
His words took me by surprise, but then I saw him reaching for an umbrella on the passenger seat and understood his intention.
With a black, long–handled umbrella, he braved the curtain of rain around the car, opening the door for me. “Let’s go.”
Water had pooled along the sides of the road, making our footsteps unusually
distinct.
opened the door and got in, I noticed he was soaked on one
shut the door with a thud, started the car, and
standing there under the umbrella, watching the direction of my car intently.
in some ways, I’m someone who loves deeply yet can let go completely. When in love, I desire it to
stood in the rain for a
felt each time he left her behind. A suffocating discomfort gripped his
him in mud, but he barely noticed. All he
disappeared did Bryant slowly make his way back
“Yeah, the usual spot?”
“Mhm.”
“Got it.”
other end, Steven excused himself from a drinking session and called
in smoking and drinking privately. He numbed the pain of Jane’s death with alcohol and cigarettes while still on his bipolar medication. But he never dared
never found. Bryant refused to accept her death. He continued to prepare extravagant gifts for their anniversary and Valentine’s Day as before. He
the house he and Jane shared. The media jested that Mr. Ferguson was
at their spot, the table was already laden with an assortment of drinks
it in
me over to watch you drink yourself into
another drink. “Who
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when you and Christine broke
start with
right away and quickly changed the subject. “So, what’s up? The doctor you
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