He Saved Me
PTE
mass of tiredness weighed heavy on my shoulders and wa
bathed in the cold white light of moonlight. The still air was mixed wi
re any minut
d into space for what
th a man's voice chirped as she p
I pulled myself up from
ump in and do heaven knows what. And why didn't you turn on the light?" sh
don't think an assassin would be
or and turn on the light the i
e took it upon herself to treat me like her own. I wasn't sure why she decided to do that. Maybe she saw
mire
where the switch was in my cramped
ice after the light came on. "That's better. I brou
r on my lampstand table.
curled up. " I will.
ook at your door immediately when I step
ust that,"
e she is with me. She is the closest person I have as a
and closed the
he yelled from o
k as I took long strides to the
y deceased parents. Neither was it the one I had
the habit of not locking doors. I was forced not to. And it st
yself in it. My stomach growled at the s
ghed heavy on my mind and made me ignore
me to me with s
as his
d he p
nced around my t
would wear on her face when she found out th
st because one of them decided to get with the other's
t proposal. I don't care if it's a mar
She was my best friend. The only one I've got. T
r though? The little
y from Richard to E
letely forgot about the cons
d I couldn't answer directly. He may have noticed my distress and decided to pl
out being abandoned clung to me like a leech. I developed patterns that were foreign to me. He forced me to get accustomed to them. Constant
tterns that oftentimes I made attempts to emotionally distance myself from any potential
de of me that I've conditioned myself to forge
*
ar
ries. He dropped on the kitchen counter as he walked towards me and draped his arms around
eld onto my waist tightly. "I left work early to come
nds. I'm rotting away in this apartment a
age of you. People with no good intentions." He spelled out, demonstrating each sentence with his head. "And, I make enough for both of us. You
threatening to drop "Marah
head quickly
someone looking at you in a way that would displease
time. He leaned in and pre
cheeks. My cheeks felt numb at the lost contac
vegetables and a slab of meat. He dug th
and rummaged through it. He brought out some carrots, placed th
nife and left in the direction of the deep drawer cabine
eone nice and genuine? I sugges
fist on the top of the cabinet whic
my throat troubling me t
in the center of his forehead throbbed. "Marah." He punched the bridge of his nose. "How m
y voice
ting each word with a corrobora
le. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked that. There is n
my wrist and pulled me close to his body. He lifted my chin g
breath. "I
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f my daze. I reached for my bag and dug into it f
el
aaaaaa
e that came from the phone. " Did some
kind you would hear when someone you spoke wit
aahhhhh
ing.
shopping!" S
don't have time for that. I can only make time for our coffee session. You know I work
vities like shopping. It's fun. And you don't have to worry about work. You
. What did you do?" My e
o add more time to your break before your shift.
"You can't just go to my boss and ask him to extend my break tim
ou. I had to take the easy way ou
g advantage of the fact that my boss is associated
ts she would usually accompany with an eye roll. "I'm sorry I did that without
onsideration "I'l
nk about? Okay, you can think about
the fun you ar
re you h
ent. "I'll pick you up at 12. Shoppin
sure.
you lat
he line already went
day and I'm not prepared for i
tact in my phone. I paused. "Maybe l
dashed towards the food warmer and opened it. The delicious smell that hit my
him now? Better
as and picked it up. I dia
, Gr