Chapter 65. Man Down

Lara taps her feet impatiently while sitting on a sofa inside the sitting room. Having managed to fully dress up in a red top, velvet sweat pants, and a matching face cap, she kisses her teeth.

“Chris, where are you?” She mumbles under her breathe while checking her wristwatch. “Two thirty five…”

Chris promised to pick her up for a date by two p.m but is running late. She had been complaining to him how bored she is staying alone at home all day and he proposed the date which she agrees to without hesitation. At least it would help her escape the voices in her head.

The thought of his proposed location zips past her mind. “A golf club?” She scoffs, imagining how Chris would look while playing golf. At this point, there is no doubt that she is beginning to like him, at least for what he provides her— companionship and care. She is quite sure how selfish it is but is determined to stay happy even at the cost of his heart, lest she goes mad.

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