ed at the

switched on the lights. He could see a

he fridge and brought out some vegetables an

e chopsticks, she placed i

satisfaction on the very first b

d she looked at her phone, unsur

her mother was goi

o turn it off. She was afraid that if her mother couldn't get thr

ies and conjectures, she recal

suffocated h

's all because of Vernon and Nicole. If it weren't for

always with a cigarette betwe

hese old memories again? Forget

ut it anymore. Whether it was Nicole, Vernon, or Re

r chaotic thoughts, she l

f of the noodles into the bin. The bin was overfl

rdinary neighborhood and

n A City, but her mother, Myla, had refused to live here.

, so she had to take the staircase. The trash can was placed a

, she discovered that it w

om's fault. She forced me on these blind dates, and I ha

cigarette after another. It was hard to tell what

lly reacted. He took a deep drag

there was a strange smile on his face. Something th

Cut off the electricity for twenty minutes in

one, Kira had thrown the trash

tar in sight. The forecast had said it was

r head and w

ight tap of someone's footsteps overlapping with

around to watch, th

ad in confusion and wondered i

because of the constant

d and kep

at she realized how frig

go off for some reason, she wouldn't even be able to s

hed through her mind, the l

sed in shock, "What the...? I ju

ched for her phone to

a huge hand grabbed her slender a

.. Mm

before she could finish her words,

as the stranger forcefully pried open her

kiss was choking her and sh

to scream but the man's vicious and unwelcome lips were

that she tried t

ther one wasn't strong enough. Still, she tried her best to

her head and pushed her

am down her cheeks. The kiss became slightly

a sharp pain in her

ad suddenly bi

life was threatened an

ase, I can give you money. Just let me go and I'll give y

he heard this. Kira fel

and that is all I have. If you want some more,

d of sob as she

ove. He remained silent and the

loosen his grip, and his

had left just like that. Di

Kira collapsed to the floor,

e on suddenly that she opened h

nd rushed into her apartment, cl

to the floor once again, as if all the str