His skin was so warm.
Chad said in a low voice, “My grandpa always
wants me to get married, he’s a little too
excited, don’t let it bother you.”
I nodded, showing that I understood.
Old people, they always want their grandkids to be happily married.
After putting the ointment on, I took a breath.
Then, I looked around the room.
I saw some cufflinks on the dresser and was
drawn to them.
Why did they look so familiar?
<
I walked over, picked them up, and was so
shocked. “Chad, why do you have these
cufflinks?”
Chad looked at the cufflinks, then looked at my face, he paused for a second. “… You gave them to me.”
I couldn’t believe him. “How could that be? I
sold these eight years ago.”
Chad picked up the cufflinks and took a deep
breath. “Eight years ago, I met a woman at the university gates, and she sold me these cufflinks. They had six blue and white
diamonds, they looked so detailed. She sold
them to me for only 800 dollars. She said she
was a student, and that she was trying to get
some money to buy her boyfriend a new
phone.”
(
Chad looked at me, with a little smile. “I
hought she was so pretty. I saw her around all the time. If she hadn’t had a boyfriend, I would have asked her out. Later, she
graduated, I went abroad, and I thought I’d never see her again. And then, her designs were at the jewelry auctions. She had her own brand and she was making a name for
herself. I saw her walking toward me, and all my old feelings came back. I’ve been telling myself not to interfere since she was already seeing someone. But then she came and
threw herself at me that one night.”
The evening came,
The room was lit by the soft yellow light.
The breeze went through the old mansion.
<
Chad’s voice was barely a whisper, “…That
night, you kissed me. Summer, how do you expect me to let you go again?”
I just stood there, listening to all of this.
And then, Chad cupped my face, and kissed
me deeply.
14
Later, I gave birth to a sweet, baby girl.
Chad was always there for me, but I never
accepted his proposal.
I didn’t have any particular reason.
I didn’t want to be trapped in another
relationship.
<
When you’ve been in a cage, you know how
important freedom really is.
Plus, being in love and being married are not
the same.
