Thanks for Letting Me Go

ater, Thomas

asleep after taking sleeping pills. I didn'

saw a pair of legs swaying in the air, and the

l fell to the ground

the corner in horror. My throat tightened, and I couldn'

ck to my senses. Trembling, I too

phone. He was as calm

nd squeezed my thigh,

be right there." There was a rustling sound

y fading away. I nodded and then thought that he coul

sirens sounded

ng a police uniform. His expression was

me into his arms. He placed his palm on my head a

s waist and turned the suppressed fear into

or Bertram, who didn't interrogate me, there was

mas' mother died or w

latively short. Maybe the traces o

ring a uniform with a police cap in his hand. His bac

little as soon as he saw me. He reached

blankly, tears we

me?" I asked

dle cases. We can't be ruled by

I also felt wronged. I could

e wanted to say something but didn't utter a wor

't accept his tissues, byp

om behind me. "Julian, return my wife an

essed fear broke through and swe

about t

something to do

anythin

on dull. I turned around and saw Thom

restraining him, he would h

ng to kill you,"

mile suddenly appeared in my mind. My legs went soft and

came from

m around my shoulder, and helped me up. He

f laundry on his uniform. He wr

ace to hide. On impulse, I lowered my head and buried my h

ed forward with me in his arms. "I'll se

came louder and louder. Suddenly, his

luded to murder my wife and

sky was already clear. The moment I walke

a quiet life. I didn'

ram patted me on the shoulder with his left h

etly in the back row of the

kept receding, and the city w

the car window and burst

d plucked up the courage to get out of the car. I was af

lia

irs, a magnetic and pleasant vo

ly turned around and saw Bertram standing straig

eriously, "It's not safe for you to li

my heart suddenly loosened a lit

my knees into my arms,

f his coat, and put it over my head,

e go upstairs to pack up my daily nec

I was in a trance and pi

ect him to t

nerves tensed up, and my fa

t that he want

at. I must have b

ed Sarah Chaucer. She was two yea

ouse, she happily surrounded me and kept call

living room. It's convenient for

es, she remarked, "Julian, my brother has never tak

and said with a smile, "It's the relation

arah stopped and loo

s st

eep with you toni

just keeping an eye on me or

he end,

fied of sle

of me. He sent me to work and picked me up after work.

had no time

hold it in any longer and a

are you going

tling crowd, lookin

se rumors?" I looked around at my colleagues, who wer

t and the law said that I was innocent, it

read like

s already filled wi

I was the police's lover who per

ned the passenger seat door a

breath and s

but they also destroyed the hope that

almly, "Sarah is active and optim

tted down and helped

as injured, his movements looked clumsy. The hair on his forehead swayed gently in the

arose spontaneo

se I brought him into a storm and made him be criticized for

e from me. Don't protect

ything good would

turned aroun

gth. I stood at a fork in the road and watched the crowd dis

tions, but I didn't seem to

t my mistakes, but now two person's deaths had something to

arker, and the light

nly rang, interrupt

came from the phone. "Julian, why haven't you come home y

re I could finish my s

lamp and watched me quietly. The dim yellow lig

him turned into a stream of lig

soothed, and I felt

that he had be

proached him, I saw a familiar

my mind broke

abbed Bertram's hand and

going on. The moment he hesit

the strong sme

elt a sharp pain in

h one hand and spun me around. Then, he raised

of me, rushed over to kneel on him, quickly took away the

ick and accurate, and

ncredibl

" Thomas' father's eyes were fixed on m

d up on the side, covering m

id that the wound was shallow and that my life was not i

frowned, and his e

nd said, "Don't run aw

s sc

boundless fear welled up in my

to e

" I said wh

r made me deeply understand

is best for a s

with you at such a critical moment." Th

ram was ready to bring Thomas

e hospital, however, so he didn't h

t, took out my phone, typed a l

t, his face ins

rst time he had gritted his tee

lowered my head and did