is knees bumped into Haisley's, which were dangling

on the room's sofa. "Looks like Nathan won't be back until late, so your longing wil

hin air. "I asked Aunt Jody to sort out your clothes," Gilbert pointed to the wardrobe on the other side of her bed. Not exactly a wardrobe, but a protruding

She emerged wearing knee-length jeans and an oversized short-sleeved shirt, her long h

t Haisley didn't like salads. It's not that she disliked eating vegetabl

red to sit and serve the food at the bar counter. "I purposely bought a new rice cooker and

Aunt Jody seemed to have learned to cook American dishes. On the bar counter, there was soy sauce-marinated chicken with pickled cu

agenda for tomorrow had to shift to exploring the city where she would spend the next four years of her life. Or maybe more

e she would be living, visited the campus where she would be studying, re

he returned or when he left. All she knew was that he had returned from the basket of dirty

to wake up and greet her. His avoidance was very e

glass of cola were their conversation companions before eventually heading back home.

t as long as she kept fighting, nothing was impossible. Although she knew that God's hand played an acti

't love her. Nathaniel, who didn't care about her. But no matter what, Nathaniel remained the man she admired

air skin, and thick brown hair waved at them. Her slender body was clad in a tight black dress that clung to her, accent

name. The woman who was currently getting close to Nathan. A woman who was the opposite of Haisley in appearance. But that wasn't something that m

cerely praised. "Your girlfrien

e really want this girl to know that she was currently pursuing the guy she was getting clos

here's Nathan? Do you guys have plans?"

colleague, so we'll be having dinner there," she said, downplaying the situation. "Do

at home, her presence means a lot," Gilbert said, patting her should

we'll meet often," the g

uld become close friends. Coincidental