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