Chapter 11
Kenneth said, “Yes, you are a kind–hearted good girl.”
Today I underwent two hypnosis sessions.
It was already the limit.
I had to go home and rest.
These days I was exhausted because of a serious lack of sleep.
On the way, I called Antwan using a public telephone.
He answered.
I didn’t say anything at first.
But after two seconds of silence, he called me, “Salma.”
I lowered my head and smiled, “Well, I just came out of Dr. Harding’s office. Thank you for running away from me while also thinking about how to save me.”
Antwan’s voice also sounded tired, “Until yesterday, I only wanted to escape from you, but today, I…”
“How are you today?”
“Today, I… I missed you so much, I didn’t want to break up with you, but I was really scared.”
Tears streamed down my face.
I asked, “Why didn’t you run away that day? Instead, you waited until I woke up in the morning?”
He said, “Actually, I don’t know either. Maybe I was scared at that time, maybe I didn’t trust you, maybe I also wanted to see if you would be okay, maybe… I also felt that everything should be explained, even though I couldn’t come up with a reason at all. If I told you that you were possessed by Lucille and she didn’t agree to our marriage, you would definitely be angry.”
I wiped my face.
I asked, “I’m going home to sleep, are you coming back?”
He was silent for a moment, feeling a bit embarrassed, and said, “I am still abroad, I will buy the nearest flight back to see you.”
The phone call ended.
My pinned WhatsApp received a message.
Babe: I’m sorry.
I replied, “It’s okay.”
I returned the new house and moved back to the house where I had lived with Antwan for three years.
I took my laptop to the bedroom and plugged in the flash disk that Kenneth gave me.
The soothing lullaby flowed through the room.
It is said that this music can have a calming effect on brain waves.
I set up the camera and then fell asleep.
Unfortunately, I still climbed aimlessly.
I arrived at the cemetery.
Still carrying a bunch of white roses.
Italked to Lucille for a while and told her about my recent experiences.
I guess I saw Cookie, got angry at it being a dog, and threw it off the building.”
Am I really a coward?”
“If I had been braver and stronger.”
Chapter 11
“But losing you was really painful, I don’t think I’ll ever be okay in this lifetime.”
After leaving the cemetery, I took the high–speed train back to my hometown.
My parents saw me happy, Cookie saw me and almost wagged his tail off.
I didn’t live at home.
I lied to them that I was passing by on a business trip, had a meal, and had to leave.
On the way back, I went straight to Kenneth’s place.
