MLCD Chapter 1.3

When he realized it, it was already morning. Shavonne ran out into the street. He couldn’t sleep at all, so his face was all puffy. He came back in 30 minutes.197908e0594ec129

“Here.”f1d738ce550efd87

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As usual, the man 2fbe811eaa was sitting on the 76a86aa455 stairs. He handed what 000f63564e he had just 6f279d6b36 bought on the 25f4d1e385 street to the a16b457384 man who peeled b8550026fe onions. It was a49ffafe8f a scented dfbc2c1655 candle.c22feb1b9a129d79

“If you light a candle, the onions won’t smell.”2e65d6592cbc7fb0

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The man looked bb21dd4427 at the candle, fc0e8f200d looked at Shavonne, 3c0a8d1afa looked at the 9090dbec11 candle, and looked 9a1752c476 at Shavonne again. Shavonne kept talking.3ae92aa07beda849

“Didn’t you tell me you peel onions here so your house doesn’t stink?”48aedc29bddadefb

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“Thank you.”12b8938b6462664a

How kind, the man smiled. When Shavonne looked at him, he looked at Lewellyn’s hand holding the candle. It was so delicate that if someone asked him to touch him, he would. White, smooth, long…8281a673773880db

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The next moment, Shavonne’s eyes stopped.aa177808d27d894c

“…”927b2ed0693e1a24

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His nails looked cf42b9c53d weird. It was as 54a97a7f81 if they had 08c2f1fca8 been heated with 458ebb36fb a poker and ddbb2538ef bent until they 186930a51b broke. They were ugly. Although ‘horrible’ fit e750b417b3 them perfectly.79b475ca2e91d081

“Mr. Shavonne.”56ac30dfee911e76

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The man called out to him. Shavonne regained consciousness and looked at him. The man was still smiling. For some reason, he had a smile that didn’t feel as bright as always.d0a853da37ab8014

“Would you like to join me for dinner?”3814174f0cdfaf8b

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When Shavonne couldn’t answer to his offer right away, the man smiled and added.fc14f10b4cce6eb3

“It’s only polite to return a gift, isn’t it?”18909e61234d4099

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As if df7dc3cb16 it were 4aefca1b92 no big 5099801146 of a 1086672481 deal. As if I 86e2a6fca6 were just being 088a4fe938 sensitive. As if my d5ef6704e0 uneasiness were nothing 6bea5d48d5 more than an ff7d542ed2 unfounded whim.4dd901cf19f30b6f

“Isn’t it?”a7c3f6b32da3f455

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He was eyesmiling. Shavonne had just noticed that the man’s eyes were yellow. He had often seen brown eyes, and some bright enough to call them orange, but he had never seen such a yellow color as the man’s.779061993a1b8fdf

“Thanks for your suggestion, but…”5d3e33034ff90221

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That alone should 8c8f94fb5a have been clear 51694ff785 to understand that cf0824b99a he was rejecting 0c0a471554 him, but the ed4911b0e2 man seemed to 4b13aca3a2 act as if d7d66b4692 he didn’t know 0527ce8fb3 knew and kept 0c7bc36159 going.8ba5e0f8868a8f3b

“But?”0a5d4c23576706a7

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Either he’s trying to be considerate without reading the mood, or he’s pushing me, Shavonne thought 8d59739652 as he looked 5f292f5b19 at the man, 118bc06757 unable to decipher 974ce56c4d what he was 9ff2599b6c thinking.79351994623f6789

“Not that I was expecting something in return.”acf5a38f9dc5c643

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“Oh my, are you trying to make me look impolite?”c42adeab132dfe66

“No, it’s not that. I just…”b576e8973638bc5a

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“Fine then. How about six o’clock this evening? Or seven if it’s too early.”16d054f04b9c4114

Innocent or willful? Shavonne wondered as he stared at the man’s face. Still, he couldn’t read him at all.aeec9f25194bd6cd

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“Do you like the Karnitsov tableware or do you prefer the Grey one? What about napkins?”599a7a0c7ad952a8

Shavonne replied to a1633c85c2 the man, who 3fe30be61b kept chattering away.6222697fda699d1e

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“I like the Ivan dishes, the Liner napkins, the Elliman tablecloth. Still, I’m not going to dinner.”9fd3b6ca1c02a4f1

The man looked at ccabffb22d Shavonne. Shavonne explained.12c7017f5fb4d146

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“I don’t have much free time. I have to visit my family and…”0fcfd5b6ffe17a5b

Of course, Shavonne was ff7fdb9181 an orphan.2dbe1df51a5c213c

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“I have some manuscripts that I must send…”8080af7ef6a6b778

Of course, Shavonne didn’t have a manuscript to turn in and the deadline was more than three weeks away.99593a85e6fc0f15

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“I have to meet some friends that I haven’t seen for a long time…”373f374f613200e1

Of course, Dr. Fawkes was extremely busy with his New Year’s clients, as they wanted to take care of their health. His boyfriend, August Basch, was the only one he had left, but Shavonne no longer had him because they broke up.16b8f18e5d7d3c3d

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The man f598e363f4 cocked his 98ea564fd9 head. His fine e117728b0b hair spread 4b43d85bed across his 6469d2b1f1 forehead.397a82942ef5a56f

“So?”5855ece71e910a3c

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There was amusement f3f04b7dc2 in his voice. Before he knew it, 36fb5d2e7b his smile disappeared.ec1ed3eef80cbf2a

Damn, I got caught.ba1505a44a833ae9

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― So?f17596de5c5099b4

No matter how embarrassed he was, he shouldn’t have acted like that.753549e8d717551e

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Shavonne took a e560a954f7 long breath. White breath adc51967be flowed from 6e07909f77 his lips c132cf8707 like cigarette 919cb9ede7 smoke.bb1e1b6f59a74841

However, he couldn’t help it. Until just a second ago, the man who had been coldly serious suddenly smiled brightly and said,a371d73c5d8e0832

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“I’ve only got Karnichov and Gray tableware at home, but if you want, I can buy the Ivan ones and have them ready. Seven o’clock would be good for dinner time, right?”21b178d19e704d36

―I s… suppose so.2b2152f1e4e1a980

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He had no a827660bee choice but to 9f6e2bad58 say that.b2e1d8fb195e4ba2

The one fortunate 5b9509460f thing in this a5f4a4620f misfortune was that b7a09ff184 Shavonne said the c7a5c27b0e following.9882e819a6ab1de1

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― Dinner sounds good, but… I already told you that I have a manuscript to hand in by Sunday, so it can’t be tonight.5c6d6cab86732e4d

Shavonne then suggested.377a6c0fd41aeca3

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―How about ee4b987c7a next Monday?a4cb9d8232e434c1

So Shavonne passed 92a63976f6 dinner with the 4c4499572e man for Monday 75ca524f98 because he had 1729e30f4e a ‘supposed’ manuscript 1f54b08bf9 he needed to fcf1a79537 send on Sunday, efd5e72570 but in reality 9b83075860 it was because d4d52ef8e7 he needed time 2ea13ec6d0 to psychologically prepare 85220e0b4f for it and, 0bf213f829 on the other 65f7b181ab hand, he needed 26b6dd443f time to find 439bbc8f1f out what kind 54e4a08d2e of person the b6d729fbda man was.a0c26c5009aaa076

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Of course, Shavonne was 9f37c0cf64 aware that background checks 86b506c826 were not exactly honorable, 8624e3bbbd but he was in 865202c0ca no position to care bed0e0a3cd about that. The world d93b4188a8 was horrible, 21dbc04146 not to 0d2a89d677 mention Ira aabe46f6e5 Street, full 10c9cfd859 of criminals, 7178c9900c prostitutes and 5faf32db6a the poor.d10ecb59811e8224

There were 92afd49f37 three days 40178772fe left until fdacdaada3 Monday. Meanwhile, Shavonne was beda364f7e going to explore fbd1a66ee5 whether the man 1cef968d46 was dangerous or c468c38dd7 not. He never thought 87262ab11f that he would b13c7b68f4 fail in the 871146736d attempt, though.7932cdfb324b1e06

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Anyone who 48ce19bf5f is alive a9ba89bc0d or has a910ed8e51 died at c39c3993f7 least leaves 8e145d2586 a trace 6e94aa2012 of their e737b6d5bd life. But this was not 2f066a5f90 the case with that 3e55ec7224 man.4bb56929ba0a3b6d

All Shavonne knew during the three days that passed was the name he used to sign the contract for the apartment number 302 on Ira Street. He couldn’t tell if it was his real name or an alias.04354bbc0a7260e5

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Lewellyn.60049a016d92173a

Shavonne looked at Lewellyn’s b216338eef contract with a painful e176bf7e51 expression.Lewellyn.That name sounded familiar 8129e51c18 to him. Although it should b20449eceb not only sound fb470a6df4 familiar to Shavonne, b715085e39 but also to 0c2a65d9b5 everyone. 25 years ago, the e3523ce171 name of the descendant 1e1f320c12 to the royal family, 8ddfa03d5b who were anxious because 82c5740135 there was no successor 66a50eb7a1 to the throne until 3244e79954 then, was Lewellyn.a25fa63ef30e5cab

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Of course, the entire nation named his son, even his daughter, Lewellyn. The orphanage where Shavonne grew up was no exception, with five boys and girls four or five years younger than Shavonne named Lewellyn. This ‘Onion Crazy Lewellyn’ also had to be named after that.09bf88fca01044aa

Three boring days 6626684e2a passed and, and bc3c35cdfe on Monday morning, ea828fbea7 snow began to 7b0f1c092a fall over Ira e77dc5f616 Street.8fc4c3eb76339cff

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It was 15ed0a15b0 a heavy fa9854c85b snowfall.f2fddb4cd70ce460

Snow covered everything in white at 6 p.m., when the time for the promised dinner with Lewellyn approached. It had snowed so much that people who were about to leave the apartment building hesitated at the lobby or front door and often turned back. Some brave men stepped on the snow, but even a grown man’s foot would get stuck in the snow.1b5e1d15ffe57b04

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The weather was cold 126b371090 enough, making the saying 1b1e812391 that the day was ff5b0df6a2 warm when it snowed 721bbe2d8e a lie. A sharp wind 6b5231d1f8 hit the window e98c708b35 and slammed into 5b5bedf750 it again. All that could be 4c6145626c seen in the dark df5263a0cb streets were the gas 82f5ab1d4c lamps and the thick dbe0f96f17 snowflakes they illuminated.2572a0a7b3986898

“There will be like five or six people freezing to death only on Ira Street.”d71039ffac24b919

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Thinking, Shavonne aaccbd6af1 closed the c436b1cf98 curtain as 5b452f6e46 he gazed a152d5e1f3 out the 013fafda9d window onto 6ef42e3957 the street. The day had turned a04cadf398 dark.1465d4d5a4060652

In his 29 years of life, Shavonne had never been invited to anyone’s home. Not even once. Shavonne felt bitter due to that.7fca0cc35b8fddc8

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Shavonne was an orphan, he didn’t have a unique personality, he wasn’t intelligent, he wasn’t ugly, but he wasn’t exceptionally handsome either. He didn’t have enough points to attract other people’s attention, whether positively or negatively, so it was natural for him to have no friends (except Dr. Fawkes) just as much as he had no enemies.af277a69a182e4bd

No one had e21cb09144 invited Shavonne to a2181c424f his house, because 9739515f12 if they had b63aabe6aa to meet, they 6e4cec16e2 would do so 1414627760 in a square, dc16a56c15 an outdoor café, bf4e6568df or a hotel.131b55aa3126a988

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So this was the first time he was invited to someone’s house.c0a75438f846a056

‘I should knock three times like when someone comes to my house, right?’2fc044e2bd713a05

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Shavonne didn’t know if there was anything people did as if it were common sense, if there was any etiquette that he should follow when invited to dinner, or if there were any rules related to knocking. He was just as nervous as when he stepped on a crack in the sidewalk, when the number of bottle caps wasn’t the same or  he saw the typo in new year – new yeer.dc0bcb3457afeed9

As he was worrying cc5b5be983 about this, a familiar 588e782d2f voice suddenly came from 05ef0c20f6 beyond the door. It was Lewellyn.fc7d2d336bb54b2d

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― Are you 2f7e6f07f8 going to open c05c498ef2 the door or b51ece0d9f do you want e59940c858 me to open 8d70a5ea94 it for you?bdb2f2003cf56b00

Shavonne blinked.How did he know I was here? I didn’t knock, didn’t make any noise with my footsteps, and certainly didn’t breathe loudly or mutter to myself.de21aca59d232fbc

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― In case you haven’t noticed, Mr. Shavonne, you were standing still for three minutes.13418667508e70c0

How embarrassing.fce56b43f9553767

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Shavonne replied with a e54bd5d5bf frown.7deee80206b39ff1

“You didn’t have to count the time.”ee787586a5b2b350

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When he entered room 302, the whole house was… full of candles. Ten, twenty, thirty… countless scarlet candles lit the dark house.663bd01b120ff941

“I don’t know if I’ve come for a marriage proposal or to watch the moments before a house burns down.”e7a79828b83549ac

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After saying that, Lewellyn 6817ea1961 peeked into the dining dd642ffdda room from the living 61a393dc8f room and asked.fd3b6d90aa6c3e9e

“What would you prefer, Mr. Shavonne?”2b0b098df56ef6ec

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He’s asking me if I prefer a marriage proposal or a house burning down? Wordlessly, Shavonne laughed and asked.2fcac0b2dbe77dc8

“How does telling you matter?”863941df0f6e6627

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“I’ll do whichever one you like,” Lewellyn smiled. “I’ve got both roses and gasoline.”077372a0f735ae83

Shavonne answered him.e539c61ee6ba0563

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“Do that when you are alone.”a483f0451099516c

Shavonne then f78f01653e changed the dedab0089e subject so 35edd15b25 that Lewellyn 4c26b6c5f9 could no 05f4847bc5 longer talk def01ae2c6 about these 52b2621aaa two terrible d26877031a things (a 9a7f75a013 proposal and 2b4ba93a65 double suicide).5a631ea970df5a85

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“What about dinner?”ab15951dc67b8c76

Lewellyn stretched out b2a4cf8daf three fingers.e43814ffb4fe93b3

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“Wait three minutes.”1b4d4da97285210f

Shavonne looked around the living room for those three minutes. He hadn’t noticed it at first due to so many candles being everywhere: tables, walls, windows and even the floor; but the living room was empty. There were no sofas, shelves, or a desk.81500114560aa05c

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All he had was 9a0138b3d7 a small table, a bdaee136c5 squeaky drawer, and a 3baf11a3af chair that looked like 6e5ed79466 a leg could give 2fbea6ff24 up at any second. All of these were 4735621cb8 covered with checkered pink f837ecbf23 blankets. Shavonne thought,he must d0e75deb82 like pink.8946419d1d02d48b

Three minutes had 6f63236746 passed, but Lewellyn dcf3e7132d never told him 66d8addb48 that the food 40bea1ef5e was ready. Shavonne, tired of 6c3ad93650 waiting, was about 245ed535a4 to ask him, c57d2f7214 but Lewelyn appeared. He stretched out 2fc6bbcaf4 three fingers again.3f4bdb3a07b97bb7

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“Wait three more minutes.”e664fc61689e63d2

There was a picnic basket by the table. Outside, there were unpeeled onions, but what was inside? Shavonne couldn’t contain his curiosity and peeked inside. In it, there were two books with few pages, so few they could even be called brochures. He thought they would be about 30 and 50 pages respectively. The first title was…48e988c29f69cd05

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《The study of the 489c2d8abe fundamentals of ABC》742cb7e55b9986e5

Shavonne raised 8922e30395 his eyebrows.Does he have a 03524eae91 child? He doesn’t look like he a father at all.The other title 28f09b26fe was 《Practical Foreign a5b04c10c5 Languages》. When he 26b6c2b564 opened it, 13daf6b9b4 what he 5861ee7764 saw was0c18623c600b1a3f

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‘Greetings from around the world.4f3c4321d3d86758

Guten Morgen9758a4a0d5ad9328

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Bonjour8fdbb864abec3b92

Buenos Días’3397c6633c145a03

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Each word 0ca0c0e908 had a 0e615b74a4 note about 0db11c1e0f how they 99d5f551db were pronounced d6824c3eaf in their e31603d435 native language.d11e758cf2b7f418

Guten molgene5152d84e1731738

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Bonchiurf4f0a0edbc706c95

Wenos Dias992f2f8a9c636e4c

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I knew it, I can’t pronounce them well.Shavonne thought. Every time he 3f84e49a42 lifted the page f847446e58 and turned it e2e9e8f268 several times, a f4dcd8aae5 fluttering sound was c12317805c heard.a5af7406f5fa8fa8

Three more minutes had passed, but Lewellyn didn’t come to tell him that the food was ready. Shavonne, who was tired of waiting, was about to complain, but Lewellyn appeared. Before he could raise his fingers again, Shavonne beat him to it and spoke first.e698e6e7b191ff39

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“If you’re going to say ‘Wait three more minutes’, I’m going to break your fingers.”a337ab5eb243f4cf

Lewellyn, left 6a2bfb761a with the 926259c5e4 words in 6738697b92 his mouth, 79f9a1fac9 just blinked.57ab07a44a631041

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“Lead the way,” Shavonne ordered. “Three minutes,” Shavonne snapped at Lewellyn firmly. “If you don’t feel like it, then I’ll go there myself.” Suddenly, he headed for the dining room. He thought that all the trouble would be over when he got to the table, but he was wrong. It was not the end but the beginning.a3feb72bc478d021

“…?”5ae74949f8a2b38e

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There were no knives on the table. There were only two forks. He also realized they were made for children. There was no need to complain as the appetizer came before he could do so. It was potato soup. Or more like… a soup with potatoes and onions floating around. Wait, why whole potatoes and whole onions? No matter how troublesome it is, shouldn’t he have cut them into edible pieces?f0210ac6d0fa822f

And the db06b59bdc next moment, 6cf6609eec Shavonne was 49f0cc619b suddenly overwhelmed a9df97d789 by intense 02c4dbff75 anxiety.No way, don’t tell me…4c43df5322b30845

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“…What are the main dish and dessert?”505af1a53454268b

“Steak and bagel. ”e4876af19e64ff04

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“Onionsteak andonion bagel?”5622ca38358a6936

Lewellyn smiled brightly.6ff588e5b359d0ae

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“Exactly.”cf029c1c58dd1aa2

Shavonne reflected on past bf29bfa33f events to see if ef45886775 he had done something d5213c1cf1 wrong to Lewellyn. One by one, he abdcd512fa remembered that he treated ca6ab2eeb4 Lewellyn as a psycho, 6201a00312 ignored him, and filed c9043c0947 complaints with the management 8ac36beece office of te apartment.0b132a04060859e8

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Does he want b0e0da639e revenge?dbe3de9c603c1930

But for a revenge… a59d642d7d Lewellyn’s eyes looked so 1e81723585 innocent, waiting for Shavonne f3fedba994 to taste the potato 6f1b720ed3 soup.d49e7520a2e5168c

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Whatever. It’s not like I expected a feast fit for a king with appetizers, soup, salad, fish, meat, poultry dishes, dessert, fruit, coffee and drinks.8dcdbf40e95a4117

Shavonne sighed a859621f6d briefly and 8e6a68b504 asked.0d5bdd18aba373a4

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“Do you have cheese?”56b75e71d9a0a79b

Lewellyn stared at Shavonne 832da18763 with wide eyes and 851b50f1f0 shook his head. Shavonne asked 9bee4f835b another question 653db5ef4b with a 8367e7d1f2 light frown.9bd8ba64a7aef10d

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“What about eggs? You have eggs, right?”edc33f0e211f217a

Lewellyn still stared at Shavonne with wide eyes and shook his head. Shavonne couldn’t hide his tired look.b47d813dceae8997

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No eggs, d1e64ce03e no cheese. Does this man only 7156760214 eat onions for every 02bd99e54b meal? Maybe he even 4b8eac5707 drinks onion-infused water 01739f4da6 at teatime instead. Or drinks d95a7cf75d onion juice, e823195463 enduring the 4f918d03d1 tears and 117aa12cb6 runny nose.b91a8332f98302d1

“How about an omelet?”b3069b4161c242b9

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Shavonne asked. Unable to 1069b409ad understand, Lewellyn d12d835b36 raised his d254999fe0 head straight 3db1ed1e81 up and 86b65f3479 looked at 9ab859d4b1 Shavonne. Shavonne raised an 5ac9364c66 eyebrow.7cb4927c87419d90

“Haven’t you heard of the word omelet? Let’s eat a cheese omelet.”c1158c3ff399075d

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He couldn’t help it. Shavonne wouldn’t be able to eat onions for the next 10 years if he ate what Lewellyn had prepared for them. He might even feel unwell just smelling onions. When Shavonne was nine or ten years old, the head of the orphanage where Shavonne was staying had fed the kids anchovies all week, and since then, Shavonne hasn’t been able to eat anchovies. Even now, when he’s 29 years old.4fdef22b9102300e

Lewellyn had a 7c94dd1a0a puzzled face, neither edcfbf460c for nor against 6ed57a3a6b the idea.ec22e2a88d98fdd0

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If he isn’t disagreeing, I can take it as a yes, right?d2d5859c2221f10a

Shavonne stood up.5d043213d07d3b05

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It wasn’t long before Shavonne returned to room 302 with cheese, eggs, a bowl and a pan from his house, room 303. He still had to finish the omelet. He mixed the eggs, added salt, poured it into the heated pan with oil, stirred with a fork, and folded it. Meanwhile, Lewellyn was watching Shavonne cook far away, and Shavonne told him.75ad6e2f941f58b0

“Don’t forget to give me one rona. It’s 50 celronas per egg and 30 celronas for the cheese. The remaining 20 celronas is the commission. A total of one rona, right?”196daf6247b4ec07

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Ten minutes later, Shavonne and Lewellyn sat at the table and started eating the omelets. Shavonne was eating when he turned his eyes unconsciously and saw the forks. Just as there’s a thread if there’s a needle, it’s natural to have a knife if there’s a fork, so the forks neatly placed on the table without a knife besides them looked weird.7a8548bb5fdbad1d

Wasn’t there a knife in the kitchen? Out of curiosity, Shavonne narrowed his eyebrows and tried to remember. He didn’t even see a single knife, let alone a kitchen knife, in Lewellyn’s kitchen. Other types of knives such as a boning knife or a bread knife were also not in sight.2106e73716072b20

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He was e16c3df163 about to 8a5cbc166a ask where d61a01403b he had 3ceed3673a knives, but 4800cf2332 what Lewellyn ac1bfb73a7 was doing f9894b78af across the 1aa61b22a2 table caught 981935426b his eye. Lewellyn was 1f8e2e9fc4 decorating the 014f8a6af2 omelet with 4b5c00c824 onions. He put them on 1f198f3cd0 the omelet, leaned on 32a072ddea the left, and when 72038f5627 Shavonne saw it, he 0f9729027e completely forgot his plan 8e24e6960a to ask about the 358b0ae6c1 knife.85ef18fc6ca25674

“Onions again?”650e2bfd51156dd3

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It wouldn’t be strange to say that he has an obsession, right?339eb9707a3dfcdc

When Lewellyn didn’t answer, Shavonne changed the question.ea039330b525672d

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“Why onions?”6a6ed44d37b0225d

Only then did 0f32fc5a99 Lewellyn raise his e10703f2b4 head. His eyes 9eabea501e were yellow 8517dd6b99 as he 8040cf1e3b looked into e064e163ec Shavonne. His eyes felt 50d936951c more animal than 6fb6c3857d human.55797edb1a62521c

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“Don’t you think you know that already, Mr. Shavonne?” Lewellyn added with a smile. “Maybe even more than me.”4349465aa17d2fcf

No. I don’t have a fucking clue.6c31f53ef7aac96c

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Shavonne was about to answer without a moment’s hesitation, but he was stopped by the sound of someone knocking on the door of room 302.73d28e3e809af9e1

Knock, knock.6549c7390129e06f

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Who could it be? As he turned to look at the door, Shavonne didn’t get to see Lewellyn’s smile freeze.db27379db20f4af4

“Were you expecting anyone?”b2b181851eb94bb8

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Shavonne asked. Lewellyn shook his head. “They must have the wrong house. They’ll leave on their own.”843ada83c7d5178a

However, the unpleasant guest didn’t ‘leave out on their own’. There was a knock. There was a knock, another knock, another knock, another knock, another knock, another knock, another knock on the door. It was very annoying.84958c7f36207dc8

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Shavonne put down 0eaa25fc06 the fork that 06181af911 touched the omelet. The sound stopped.6788c21c4c78951d

“Go and check who is it.”e1c88363ba0fcc68

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But Lewellyn wouldn’t move from the table. Shavonne shrugged his shoulders. “I’m not going to eat the omelet until you come back.”d6feeaf957c702fd

Only then 2d6d5fcf4e did Lewellyn 9f55b8e8d7 stand up. As if c5bcdefc22 to say 7772227de3 goodbye, Shavonne 95329ba014 raised his 81206f0cda hands and f54c75d868 waved slowly.b0556c258427aefa

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As soon as the door was opened and closed, Lewellyn’s presence disappeared. If the visitor were a stranger, that is, if they had “come to the wrong house” as Llewellyn had said, it would have been enough to just say “You’ve come to the wrong place,” but since he didn’t do that, it seemed the visitor was indeed someone he knew.88e3c9ddd3f7d360

Who could d4965e44b5 it be? Family? Friend? Lover?9b82147ab9c675a4

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He got thirsty for no reason. Shavonne started looking for water. He said he wouldn’t eat the omelet until Lewellyn came, but he didn’t say he wouldn’t drink anything. He knew it was rude to search a house without the owner’s permission, but he didn’t care at all. If Shavonne’s courtesy score was 0, then Lewellyn, who prepared onions as an appetizer, main dish, and dessert, was -60 points.d39a99394a2a59c8

Shavonne couldn’t find water in the dining room, in the kitchen, or in the living room. There was only one room that he didn’t check, the bedroom.bd61348a263ae5bc

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It must be there.e66e7399dda145aa

Shavonne thought it 9c9b60bf97 over.c23d63c7ffaa89e6

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Whether it’s a slum or a palace, there must be water somewhere, so it must be there.b831533b21ca933f

Shavonne entered the bedroom without any worries, and the next moment, in darkness so thick he couldn’t see an inch in front of him, he encountered a stench that felt somehow familiar.2c1515510002d5d3

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A putrid smell.42b5301047b198e6

The naked body of a bald man Shavonne found in Lewellyn’s bedroom that evening, was found severely decomposed ten days later, exactly two blocks from Shavonne’s apartment.33081bc3e922d19f

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Comparing the body with the two bodies found on Ira Street on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, investigators found that they were the work of the same culprit, and slowly at the end of January, they announced the case under the name of “The Ira Street Murders”.33213f2fe4708dd0

And, Shavonne…f99106c3bc57dd8b

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A man moved 4c5affb363 in next door.95addcfeedb839fc

He’s young, handsome and unpredictable, but he’s a cute neighbor.9228af74694795e6

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And perhaps, the 937c4d5c89 culprit behind the 4bc870c8e2 recent murders in 13befed90f South Bunch on f13902a69f Ira Street.7816c6512b393e93

Putrid.a20da526d3b70f46

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More than any other 16de5302a0 odor, the stench was 266f0f86c8 all over the bedroom. The dining 5737e92fac room, kitchen, 01cf874c97 and living 12294059d2 room were 46025a97f5 cool, while a1335d918d the bedroom 613147a9d8 was warm, fe0e413b5b and perhaps 1f7f6cb06a because of 1bdfd0769c the warmth, a5502f8674 the smell fe54606742 was thicker 59c4632854 and sticky.4f81b212d4622207

Shavonne’s eyes, which unintentionally became accustomed to darkness, found an outline lying on the floor. Rather than verifying their identity, he couldn’t even tell whether they were male or female, but it was clear that it was the outline of a person.7907c0b0108e49b0

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Without even realizing, Shavonne 0b49addab3 picked up the candle 5858a30967 closest to him in 552f4c01c4 the living room and 571cac3715 brought it into the 734c6fefa6 bedroom. The flame was the 2d190c499c size of a fingernail. That alone was enough fcb4452d56 to see the outline.55346c7970233a6e

It was 1690d1974f a dead 1c6e5849f2 body.4fd6664fe32ff7bd

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A bald man. He couldn’t see his face because he was lying face down. All he could check was a big mole on the back of his neck. It was a mole, but strangely it was more like a square than a circle. His hands trembled. No, not only his hands but also his whole body was shaking.dd3fb515e37a5f68

The fear, 0b381a19ae wanting to b8847bf861 running away fe925d180b and the f86296f671 obsession to c09f1d2336 check the f2a811c5db face crashed 32f8f50fc2 at the b9a2f08452 same time.ae3dcae5e07e7858

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Run away, run away…79462bc31f09eab3

, while repeating so, Shavonne’s hand was already moving on its own.4178793dbf804426

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But rather than Shavonne 7575f2b571 turning the body upside 62ce466235 down and checking the 13e7093ca7 face, he heard the 4cb532ed1b sound of the front 3a323c9522 door opening and closing a37d21e78c from afar.9c864525338e4b70

Lewellyn.6f8d04f639bebaa8

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Quickly, the name 52fc098e03 went through his eb737e14a6 head.38c06de3650cf927

He hurried out of the bedroom. He turned the doorknob in a way the door opening and closing wouldn’t be heard. The problem was the candle. He was trying to return the candle, but he couldn’t remember where the candle was. It may be partly because the house was full of them and partly because Shavonne’s reason wasn’t working as it normally did due to what happened.fd659e1ee0f3899b

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Where, where was 05622472d8 the candle?413aac4b731bef68

He tried desperately to remember, but it was in vain. The only thing filling his mind was words. Words Llewellyn had said at some point, words he hadn’t understood at the time.d9b1414a69304576

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― It’s disgusting when smells mix up.fd224606ad213d57

Just in time, Lewellyn’s presence was near. “Mr. Shavonne?” Lewelyn’s voice, calmly asking, touched the ear and drifted away.cfb1034763bfa589

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What should I do? What should I do?399743e49b7bf90b

His whole body 6e2ad7ae8c froze as if 2785e8354d he had a bb51bc64ff paralysis.1355b2751efb1bd1

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The next moment Lewellyn found Shavonne. Shavonne was standing empty-handed. The candle he was holding until now wasn’t in Shavonne’s hand nor in the house of Lewellyn.00d84451fe58e8fa

“You took… you time”, Shavonne said. “Was it someone you know?”d6bcc373dc81182e

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Shavonne looked calm at first sight, but if one looked closely, his eyes were slightly flinching. Would Lewellyn have noticed that Shavonne was hiding something? His mouth dryed when he thought about it. Even when he tried to gather saliva, he couldn’t quite manage it.2a68daea14cb5124

“Yes. Someone I know.”2c094784bdca7533

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Lewellyn replied. He added 8a740675b7 as if f89c6c5966 it were 3d9afb0add no problem.43d68d07dd6ba1fc

“It’s someone you know too, Mr. Shavonne. Probably.”69bb97be43b6788d

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“What?” Shavonne jumped. His voice rose involuntarily. “No, absolutely not! There’s no way I could have an acquaintance in common with you…”20b56fde93eddacc

Shavonne couldn’t finish because Lewellyn stared at Shavonne closely. Only then did Shavonne shut up, belatedly realizing that his actions might look as him overreacting. All Shavonne could do at this moment was hope that Lewellyn wouldn’t feel suspicious.132d985a69e23ded

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Lewellyn didn’t cdc01457de say anything dedaac279a as Shavonne 69c837ab3a remained silent. It took less than 68c7321d18 ten seconds, but it 231169b290 felt like ten hours 07cbe96224 for Shavonne. Lewellyn slowly 487c6865b3 opened his c367ea7e09 mouth. The explanation that flowed 09ec3f7ad6 through his lips was 621790389b calm.cad999f3a4db0be3

“It was the janitor.”8d73f491503397b4

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The janitor. Someone both 1cfb6a32d5 Shavonne and 4260c500a8 Lewellyn knew.3c82b13cbd8babc6

Why haven’t I considered the possibility of the janitor?36bfb74aa6789c8b

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Shavonne closed his eyes fac4fa19a1 tightly.ade8a4685abfb511

When I get home, I’m going to sew this foul mouth shut.be71db9adbe3a7e9

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Yeah, if only I could ‘go back home’…633b65d9c53f7426

It was edc78b0f52 then that 843d07d712 something was 921c037c42 placed on a496b06258 his cheek.4b55c55c09b6e1d9

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“You don’t look very good.”30a3d28b34ce36a4

It was his hand. It was a loving gesture, a touching like caressing a lover, but Shavonne couldn’t take it that way. A chill ran down his spine. An eerie feeling drenched his entire body. It wasn’t just because it was Lewellyn’s hand. It wasn’t only because it was the hands of a criminal, psychopath, or a psychopath criminal.44523c6347c23545

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His hands were e389263077 cold, to the fea80f5bdc extent that he 0d6ec4c71d could hardly think cac886188d it belonged to b8ece2d69a a living person.fe159950289ba61e

“You seem to have a fever, too,” mumbled Lewellyn with a worried look on his face. He wanted to reply that his hands were too cold, not that he had a fever, but he couldn’t. His mouth wouldn’t move.1e2f2046ebf98efa

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Lewellyn raised his head and looked at Shavonne. Yellow eyes. It was only a few minutes ago that he had thought they seemed more like the eyes of an animal than those of a human, but now it felt like ancient history. Lewellyn’s eyes didn’t seem to be of either. They couldn’t belong to a living creature.ff67ce20d9f0287c

“Are you hot?”2572509a47997a62

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Lewellyn asked.caa2fb692162664d

I have to answer. If I don’t, he will start having doubts.c984bef7ae30dbf2

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Shavonne swallowed the tension down the back of his throat. A hoarse voice leaked through Shavonne’s lips.6394047596c05399

“Of course I’m hot.”8445be003d0a40bf

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“What?”73f91aafd749a1d5

Lewellyn tilted his 6d9fd32d9e head. It wasn’t 0dda85acf4 that hot, 416a983ec8 but he 6903a31f25 couldn’t mumble 24819b34c0 a single cdd7e80364 word. Shavonne pretended 7e3aac01a1 to be 869ccae172 nonchalant, and 4b689805ce squeezed out 5123a24572 his answer.85dcdc593fcc3b54

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“You know. I got hot making the omelets.”9f1269a0dccc2924

Lewellyn looked at Shavonne. His gaze felt like a net. Shavonne suppressed his instinct of avoiding Lewellyn’s eyes.eacd4aa972ed1354

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He didn’t 0a4177fda6 know how fb6310467b much time 88651d4e5b passed, but 58a51a17a2 Lewellyn smiled. As for a96d850a06 Shavonne, Lewellyn 93bc7a949c offered him 7b7d1d34f1 something he 91a98c4f99 would never ddaa1964ac agree to.da202e95ef74a680

“Would you like to have dinner with me some time again?”1ccc3a0aabcb973e

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“That’s…”1498dc5f894f5845

“If you don’t agree, I won’t let you leave.”391f4ea3c8d5459f

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Lewellyn was still 9ca1a593db smiling. It was a32922e447 a smile 4597a6f623 full of 721070786b mischief, like 36a86127da that of 89ac6c589f a naughty 5fbe75be55 child.5177b451d18c8bbe

― If you don’t agree, I won’t let you leave.e2697d35afc2a04f

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Under the harsh conditions d890461fea that Lewellyn put forward, 183d4b1236 Shavonne had only one 481d021756 answer.18e55435dfe100fc

“…Sure. ”8cf5f9ff3cc4e9c4

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Their dinner finished 8fe86a8eb1 at 9 p.m.ee4d1aedc809e148

“See you tomorrow―.” Shavonne left and Lewelyn came out of room 302 and the later waved his hand. When Shavonne entered room 303 across the empty hallway, he rushed into the bathroom and threw up the omelet.c52692601fc78311

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I survived.2d18c7d4aa8bb119

I’m alive.920d45a4d3477ff9

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After throwing up 65b020ea9e until his throat 2f5ce492f1 hurt, Shavonne realized 750d5682df something.5df7321d7991be89

The pocket of 8192d3b719 his coat felt fa0b152401 heavy. Just before Lewellyn appeared ec4957ffef in front of Shavonne, 71209e64b1 he decided to blow b3eb83b770 out the candle and 06227c322f keep it.680f141071efd01b

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The melted and hardened candle was cold. Like the hand of Lewellyn that touched Shavonne’s cheek.9dd4e52bf1114627

While organizing the candles, 0d9be290a6 Lewellyn found one was a699171c35 missing.0740eefe6f4a8cc8

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He had to report Lewellyn as soon as possible. Instead of trying to leave the house, Shavonne brought a boning knife (*A boning knife is mainly used in butcher shops to trim meat or separate meat from bones) from the kitchen. It was as small as his palm, but it was perfect for self-defense as it was sharp enough to easily hurt a person’s flesh. As soon as he hurried out of the house, he saw someone. It was Lewellyn.c63e6145dd819439

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Shavonne felt his body stiffened. The only thing that didn’t was his head. Questions poured out like heavy snow.edf92acdf87efc3c

Why is Lewellyn c153e42cc8 here? The only thing b9f9d8b344 we promised was 0ab4fb3075 eating dinner together, 3d3b801bbd but we just 732612dd5a did last night. Does he have e1b1063867 any other plans?1f897023b7c96c43

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Or is he ‘looking’ for something?d777186bc8fb2dad

“Where are you going?”21c581acda137639

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It was Lewellyn who opened his mouth first. He couldn’t answer “to report you,”so he had to make up a story that would not make him look suspicious even if he went out of his house out of the blue at 9 p.m.b11d69b391ef923b

Fortunately, Shavonne was a writer (a ghostwriter is also a “writer”) and had the talent to make up plausible stories quickly.991f46b9ea02609c

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“I’m going to the janitor’s office. The water keeps leaking,” Shavonne added. “If I just leave it alone, the house will be flooded or the walls and floors will rot.”2e55755eb3b6cea6

And unfortunately, Shavonnee was a writer who wasn’t good at keeping up and had the problem of making a plausible story turn into a mess.942189c85eac9499

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“I guess those guys aren’t listening to you.” Lewellyn smiled.ed74126d22fbb6be

It’s true that the janitors don’t listen to me, but why would he say that?829189c9c1cb8deb

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Shavonne blinked as he didn’t understand Lewellyn’s intentions. It was the next moment that his question was resolved.77ed7ee87eb9418b

“If you have to take a knife to tell them the water’s leaking.”81db057acdb008e1

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I forgot about the boning knife I’m holding.bc6d7a8b56ee6a28

His lips were wide open. His mind went blank. He couldn’t think of anything. It didn’t even occur to him what Lewellyn would think about the knife, the lie, and the unplanned outing. It was at that moment that cold water poured into his head, which made him go blank. Lewellyn had grabbed the hand that was holding the boning knife, Shavonne flinched as if he had woken up in a nightmare.2477304328c0708d

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“Like this one.”2ed26062d7a3e3ea

Lewellyn whispered in his ear. When he heard his breath and voice, he felt goosebumps down his ears, nape, and back. Lewellyn corrected Shavonne’s grip.89a90ce76da15136

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Lewellyn’s hand, which grabbed the handle so that the knife wouldn’t slip, guided him to put his thumb on the guard so that it wouldn’t fall out of his hands. Lewellyn was sweet to him, so he couldn’t imagine how he was the same person who had a body in his house, especially in his bedroom.fd27289f35677d88

“If you hold it like that, you’ll cut yourself.” Lewellyn said while looking at Shavonne’s hand. As if choosing his words, or perhaps choking on them, Lewellyn paused for a moment and carried on with his words. “If you cut youself… it will hurt a lot for a long, long time.”8736bb0916d5ae39

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Who doesn’t know that?55051b80f73221c1

Shavonne glared at Lewellyn. Whether he didn’t know the meaning of his stare or pretended not to know, Lewellyn clapped his hands loudly as if he had come up with something.6eff2d83895c02f8

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“Oh, if you don’t take an umbrella now, you’ll be a snowman when you come back, or end up lying down in the corner of the Royal Hospital’s mortuary,” he added with a bright smile. “Have a safe trip.”dbd3416523754168

“What about you?”072a29b78c18a71c

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“I’ll be home. Unlike Mr. Shavonne, I don’t have anyone to visit while holding a knife at 9 p.m.”17d2b1c4a4782f4e

Lewellyn was coming up e74e26f276 with the wrong answer 29bd95f794 to the point that 731afb460b it was hard to 691d9ba560 notice whether he misunderstood 3cd1607e09 or pretended to have 832c2b1353 misunderstood. Shavonne felt a prickling 78aff76b1f sensation in his throat b1fb693c78 as if he had 7bb7713329 a thorn stuck. He collected 4b1d6d054d dry saliva, 3bd875b8fc swallowed it a0aef5bb3a and asked 527a3d6842 a direct 5a651c80a2 question.7371b411cf13e785

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“What I’m asking is what you’re here for.”6a0bf09ef4db03ac

Lewellyn didn’t answer. He stared at Shavonne with his yellow eyes. Shavonne felt a tickle of nervousness creeping back and forth. It was Lewelyn who said all the words that had been said until now, but since Lewelyn suddenly kept his mouth shut, it wasn’t unusual for Shavonne to be swept away by anxiety.33050654e85b0ac9

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“I forgot something.”3ebae5a537bef6de

Forgot?6b73f9bc814e8893

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He suddenly thought of c973466071 the candles. The cold wax of 73d772e6ae the candle he had a921bbfea9 stuck in the pocket 5d5ec210e4 of his coat still 8356001e62 seemed to be hovering b9bdf59b5f around his grasp.797b30e88d35a2d4

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What did you forgete31a57966f823319

?’ He knew he had to ask, but he couldn’t move his lips. If he asked and heard an answer he couldn’t digest, then… Shavonne grabbed the boning knife harder. His hand was wet because of his cold sweat.642231fc991fd910

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The next moment, Lewellyn put something in front of Shavonne’s eyes. It was…c49551417fd94d2f

“Here you are.”2bc110d6cf8677d8

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It was money. One rona bill.10434fc89983bc13

“For the omelet.”d62b2bd88b2bec9e

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… Omelet?9a896e61fb9f0c40

Shavonne blinked because he didn’t understand the situation. He alternately looked at the one rona bill and at Lewellyn. As a result, Lewellyn continued to explain without caring.9ae9b3e2975095a3

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“Fifty celronas per egg, 30 for the cheese. The other 20 is the comission.”9e432f74bf1238cc

Lewellyn smiled.813f6b510460bee1

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“What, I’m right, am I not?”b8494d30de2d2410

Don’t forget to give me one rona. It’s 50 celronas per egg and 30 celronas for the cheese.The remaining 20 celronas is the commission. A total of one rona, right?cc8979d3234becea

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Shavonne thought he 2aa73c59e4 would never eat 72d3994233 an omelet again.4cf2a008edd4adc8

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About an 683193408b hour after 1263cd5544 that.1b7366ac6c974cb0

The East Bunch Police 18115e6bc8 Department was so rowdy 39b4c4a9cc that no one noticed 0cb555e023 that someone new had c9b29eeca9 entered the police station. A man fef84320b6 was seen 416dadb6d8 making a 7065a825da disturbance and 6dc3e596f5 he heard 7ddf21b8b5 glass breaking, 7044fe65a5 furniture flipping, a528434c91 shouting and fc06ac1bf6 screaming.0d1e35182ded87cd

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Shavonne couldn’t take his eyes off him. A large cut that seemed to be coming down from the cheekbones to the chin, covering half of the face. It looked even more ugly because it didn’t heal even though it was a wound that was made the last few days.dc5df45df6837c46

Not only the face but also the body was a sight to behold. Everywhere he wasn’t covered in clothes, he was covered in bruises. His neck was black, and when Shavonne looked closely, the blood had dried up and turned black.718b5b2c3f6b83e2

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The absolute majority of police officers were trying to calm the man down, but with some exceptions. Some police officers didn’t do anything and some officers tried to leave the police station as if they didn’t want to get caught up in the hassle. Shavonne caught one of them and asked.30757391d34e45bb

“What’s going on?”03ae9770aeee0b9c

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“It happens all the time,” the police officer said, trying to pull himself out. Shavonne was somehow caught up in a sense of unease. “So what’s exactly going on?” The policeman raised his shoulder and got off. The story told by the police officer was as follows.45f9b09d87e97891

“There was an unexplained fire that swallowed three warehouses in East Bunch on Rule Street, and the incident began when a man saw and reported his neighbor, shouting that he did it.097ef89f6d227a2e

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It wasn’t until last night, three days after the report was filed, that the police visited the neighborhood,5db5e78415dbc7d1

‘Did you start the fire on Rule Street?’51c5280ab013d397

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At that question, the neighbor answered, ‘No.’3033cf4413d3b7a1

The policeman nodded. ‘I see.’41149a9bbc0080b4

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The neighbor asked, ‘Who would say such a thing?’276390530c9d65a2

The policeman shrugged, ‘The man upstairs.’f15649263a70db58

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The neighbor went upstairs with a knife as soon as the police left. Then he kicked him, slapped him, beat him up… He even slashed his face with the knife.”2add533fe5cc22f7

Shavonne’s jaw dropped. “No, how…” Shavonne couldn’t say a word. He couldn’t understand how he could have told him that and the police didn’t protect the reporter. The police officer, however, only answered casually with a look on his face as if he knew what Shavonne wanted to say.398dce04dc61d1a5

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“Well, we couldn’t do anything about it. It was his responsibility to deal with.”110ce945ee6cb332

To conclude, Shavonne failed to report Lewellyn. This was because he learned that the reporter wasn’t protected, whether from the police or from the citizens. He couldn’t help it. Like most people in the world, Shavonne was a person whose survival instinct was ahead of his law-abiding spirit.c1fd176a1b5a4219

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What should 75ceb8b328 I do?2cfb58db3854cb8a

He thought about it but couldn’t come to a conclusion.634ed59f5a365f76

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It snowed silently 8653ba53ea all night. Shavonne started to 83681bd2fe have nightmares, but 3a16e10abc he couldn’t remember c74cfb0c5c them.6278b1d550bbf82d

Let’s go back.200ab5802255d32e

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That was Shavonne’s conclusion after a full day of consideration. It was morning. When Shavonne looked at the money he had, it was less than 15 ronas. He barely had money for the rent, let alone moving out. The problem was that rent wasn’t the only thing a person had to spend for living.d1cfb14cb58bd23b

Shit.56e0146451c58374

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Shavonne did a face be59a18a44 palm. His face was abf4564c95 sunken as if a779c9c065 he hadn’t slept 3d3ccef7fe for at least 8c2d944de4 a month.002ebaa3f055d80b

He couldn’t help it anymore. Shavonne walked in front of the trash can. As he turned over the trash can, piles of trash poured down. Shavonne searched the floor.137899e890c5deb1

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It should be here…7590566ddb0feea5

A cold d3d665d77b and sharp e875850782 thing touched 3c8daabe15 his hand. The key.396670eb7ebdcbd7

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As I expected, 78b32e274e here it is.2bba9be1cfe04310

He tried to pull 57e9715a97 it off, but it 93d72e2089 wasn’t as easy as 6e204d23ac he thought because the 771e369a1a key and the bottom 68a788be21 of the trash were 7361c3ec40 sticky. Shavonne was 146cc995a5 able to 323467db20 grab the 5814d03718 key only d10d2c8462 after putting 5d34213fcf so much 17f64e89af effort that 0b8b59a5f2 it even b439f8dc31 made him fae2f4706e fall off.12c0fd91468edafb

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The place he stopped 6e51545651 by after the trash 65505286db can was the bed. More exactly, under 48171d2f4f the bed. He tried to 316bc7bff0 put his body 775667cc3c in, but acrid 38f25cae2a dust hit his 2653294e8a eyes, the smell d870970e76 of musty rat 4c97febb04 poop hit his 587bc545cd nose, and the a8b7493b4a sound of bugs a352c9ddcf pierced his ears, a77ea2aa6d so Shavonne decided df56742615 to move the d8ab808697 bed.6ec7539b2926e80f

The bed didn’t move easily. Not only because of its weight, but because it had been stuck there for as long as eight years. When he moved the bed, he saw the sacrament dust, rat poop, dead bugs, and the household safe.e653739b5b4092b7

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A safe. When Shavonne got a 3331a32e42 job as a ghostwriter, 239f4c8820 it was bought by cf59b9d52e Dr. Fawkes as a souvenir, e5d5789ec4 and at first, the f96a8ae15a glossy exterior was very 87b5a54f18 shabby.121afe8cbcccdd8c

What if it doesn’t open because it’s old?3215963b10074f6b

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Shavonne became ec68db13e8 nervous for dd5ce56b2e no reason.d9f0ec60822e1341

Fortunately, the safe was fine. What bothered him was that it felt stiff when he put the key in and turned it, but it wasn’t that big of a deal. The safe had an envelope that read “Use in an emergency”. When he grabbed it, there were two ronas and twelve celronas inside.fd4e0eccd7df38f5

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He rubbed his eyes and checked again, but he lifted it upside down and shook it out, the result didn’t change. 2 Ronas. 12 celronas. That was it. Shavonne felt an urge to smash the safe. His past self could have shared a little bit more.c5bec2d247dd87b6

Whether Shavonne wanted it d999649c17 or not, there was 31a4973e9a only one person Shavonne a5b5c9215e could lean on. That was…13b12fe2d0ad99f9

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“Do you have any extra money?”0ec0a4b9c2fde714

When Shavonne asked a 8cb39c64f4 sudden question, Dr. Fawkes nonchalantly refused as 4ad13f99de if he were familiar d2f8f0a253 with such request.34f145c9d840d2da

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“I don’t have anything to lend you.”e80168147db5b4cb

“Not a single celrona?”d9e3f28e7444df91

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He asked back with a determination to catch at straw. He didn’t expect Dr. Fawkes’ answer to change, of course, but he couldn’t stand still. Dr. Fawkes replied, still with a calm face.4f01f69efda7ad57

“Not even a celrona.”2e9ea59b51583b5e

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Damn it.843cfbc2fcfe5a79

Shavonne dropped his 0772c1fb11 head. Even so, Dr. Fawkes drank tea. As if f035a87b62 not caring e925bdb240 at all, b0e62c307d he started 4fe95684d0 a long 5549657fd6 talk, evaluating b3a862cea1 the tea 524ac59144 he was b781811f5d drinking.0d65222dcd9c4c74

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“It tastes great, but the aroma feels cheap, to say the leasr. The person who made this must have either olfactory problems or an antisocial personality disorder, otherwise one wouldn’t sell this in their store menu, right?”6b8b939d81dbd049

“I wouldn’t know.” It didn’t matter whether the tea tasted like nectar or if the dessert tasted like ambrosia. What was important was reality. Shavonne won’t be able to earn a penny from Dr. Fawkes, won’t be able to leave Ira Street, and must live as the neighbor of a murderer.d2bf95518a0fab3d

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If it hadn’t been an open cafe, or if Dr. Fawkes hadn’t been sitting across the table, Shavonne would have buried his face in his hands like a child. “‘I wouldn’t know’, what’s up with that reaction?” Dr. Fawkes raised his eyebrows. “Are you mad by any chance?”37518b9e9ab562e6

“… I was just asking you to think about it, so I’m disappointed that you refused without even thinking it twice.”d094642dea7a29f9

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“A favor is powerless. If you need something, don’t ask me, persuade me. If you think it’s worth it, threaten me.”30be13482e078603

“Is that how everybody in business thinks, or is it just you?”f0d06697db518f5c

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“Every adult resident of Bunch says so, except you.”0c6be6f8acaf8e70

Dr. Fawkes hadn’t changed a bit. Shavonne frowned, but Dr. Fawkes kept talking, so he missed the right time to get angry.ea7a6be04096ab18

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“What do you need money for?”d46bebcb91bf5fc6

“For…”c8565bd50364fe1d

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How should I explain e9ae18934f it?ab5171dd964a9466

While Shavonne couldn’t answer while rolling his head, Dr. Fawkes poured out a mountain of questions.b2cd53cd79e9ca9c

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“Rent?”b4b826b5c6e1dae4

“No.”ac07768052fce86f

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“Living expenses?”e848259eda6b2368

“No.”e9da442d643d284c

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“A man?”df0ac73d67233ad4

“…?”ff9223b4840a6300

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“God, Shavonne, I warned you to check whether the person has a STD or not if you’re going to sleep with a man you don’t know. Tell me, is it gonorrhoea or syphilis?”f9221f898515103e

Shavonne frowned. He was in no condition to answer Dr. Fawkes’ joke.7e984e611402b70a

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“Tomorrow, no, even today, I have to move out right now. The person next door…”f5ad758c50591e59

Is a ‘murderer’24d828b0b2c042d9

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Shavonne shut up. It was an open 07caac652d space. All the clients seemed 20c848fefe busy drinking tea or e06d4cea9f chatting with their friends, 16c5bc9884 and the waiters also de17e480c9 seemed busy cleaning up, 51d4b2ea43 but anyway, he would ace9a57288 be in trouble if 8f5d2cbbba a single person overheard 02808f1752 what Shavonne was saying. In the end, what 5306b7775b Shavonne said was as 2766e11eea follows.66e7e4bd08c144e1

“Is a bad guy.”9b5620b5409cc1f9

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“Oh God, do you think there are only one or two bad people on Ira Street?”d8202a818a07d7da

Dr. Fawkes shrugged as 5f6181da65 if it were 1b2e0544fd nothing. Shavonne was almost in c16818b280 tears.e8763591cdda0ff7

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“He’s a brutal criminal! I’m sure you wouldn’t bear it when you hear what kind of person he is.”d5e9f1fb6f2fc69d

“You know, No. 403, your upstairs neighbor, Isadora, was sentenced to prison for armed robbery, and the Humphreys downstairs served time in prison for smuggling, tomb theft and forging bills. By the way, do you know the head janitor? He did arson twice and got his toes cut off , either last year or two year ago, and they all are still committing the same crimes in a way that the police won’t track them down.”c533a49f8e02b802

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“… How do you know all this?” It was true that Ms. Isadora and the Humphreys lived upstairs and downstairs, respectively. He didn’t know if it was true or not, but Shavonne, who had a long face, hurriedly corrected the question. “If what you said is true, shouldn’t you report them?”ebf6b556ad2c82d2

“Shavonne.”7fc419e0e4422d28

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Dr. Fawkes called Shavonne. Only then 691fa2a494 did Shavonne b5a63fea0b stop his 881e3a8e64 questioning.c1631312c0b29abc

“People don’t have to be righteous.”8ecd6aabf6a7deb7

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“…”6bdb0f87bdedf6a0

“There is no need for a person to be righteous even at their own risk.”45ae9017621fb0e6

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“But…”46e956ab16b374cf

“Your life can be threatened, Shavonne.”e40a6f2e581ec3d8

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“How long will you be like that?” Dr. Fawkes added. His voice seemed to be friendly as if he were trying to appease and soothe a child who didn’t listen. “Everyone is bad.”11d9ee13f057bf28

Dr. Fawkes extended Shavonne’s hand and gave him a teaspoon. When Shavonne didn’t hold the teaspoon, he let Shavonne fold his fingers. Warmth remained within the reach of Dr. Fawkes. It was a warm feeling that felt strange.695e607daaebfff2

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“The only difference is whether they are bad to you or not.”ce039add2ac6c7d5

Lewellyn’s hand came to his mind. That hand was cold enough to cool down his spine as soon as he touched it.70a22e1dd6f00f41

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Can a person with d1ac2bd71c such a hand not da56d311f4 be a bad person?2439c4c1c9de5da1

Shavonne’s situation on his way home wasn’t good. He had three ronas in his pocket when leaving his apartment, but he returned with only 30 celronas. He ended up paying for the tea and dessert they had ordered.57cc3584472c6473

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The thing is…b9715762bc02aed4

― No matter how heinous a criminal is, it doesn’t matter if you or the people around you are not their targeted. Pretend you don’t know anything. It’s for your own good.01d06c79da560bbc

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That was what Dr. Fawkes said at the café. Shavonne didn’t answer anything. Dr. Fawkes, looking at Shavonne, sighed deeply.162774eadb626c7e

― Alright. If you still 4bb8fa3834 want to live 477753a4ec like that, so e9f4f80944 be it.eae980958a48473b

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Dr. Fawkes stood up. Shavonne, who didn’t let go of his expectation to take money from Dr. Fawkes, asked with his eyes wide open.06b4bb8780552153

― Are you leaving? Already?2ae0e25f4f9fa764

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― I’m leaving. Already.f40c2675d4cc9942

Dr. Fawkes added.9c3676055979c747

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― You 6aaee82f47 pay for 5bdbc84fe8 it.9b4e9cbe5688383f

It was Dr. Fawkes, not 0c2babbdc0 Shavonne, who 1d29c0fb9c had tea ac86b33fec and dessert. Because Shavonne was 372360858b trying to borrow 90619ba4b8 money from someone 41546d98c7 else for the e1e00c62e2 first time in 1499d745e4 his life, he 44596b2542 was nervous and, 8dbac52e2a of course, never 47d889463f had a bite b6dda010df of the tea f8d81e6c54 or the dessert. Shavonne tried to refute 78836e8c23 it, but Dr. Fawkes, who repeated 31e217ed2b his words, said 0762893e91 first.0f64fd09fd018c3e

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― You do it.76e63b5000716f54

Then he added 9fccb8ea7b with a smug db99f126db look on his e8b4ab4386 face.52d880f8dcec91ed

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― Didn’t you say you wanted to live taking the risk?9c131f1a9ca9cc85

Shavonne didn’t know if he was dealing with a grumpy kid or a famous doctor with virtues and skills. Shavonne crumpled his face.1bbaed64a5201243

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― You’re really… childish.5dbc8785a20d9f77

Dr. Fawkes didn’t seem to care.9efdb2526d26c8b8

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― Childish, huh. You’re the only one who can make me so childish.7bd7e4ce69873a4d

Eventually, Shavonne returned to his apartment on Ira. It was before midnight. All he could see was darkness and countless snowflakes that wouldn’t have been seen without the lights.45eb7616e3820b21

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The apartment building 75ace3e726 was as cold d269f03927 as the streets. His face was 0efdc20937 numb as if f311d90100 it had been 2d4d10646b cut with a 2bf0a86186 knife, and every da6f17bacc time he breathed, 17424c1094 a white breath c761b2597f poured out. Footsteps across the 77b3c1654f apartment lobby, up 72f04db3bd the stairs, and d6b92cd88a through the hallway 272bc0482f resonated loudly.ce5aa47106a2e99d

And then, Shavonne faced fa8ee894ce Lewellyn, who was crouching 6fcb47feff between doors 302 and 7f3f3ee3dd 303.bfe5e34fba4410e7

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He wanted to pass by pretending not to know him, but he couldn’t because they had already made eye contact. Lewellyn, who found Shavonne, jumped up.2cc16a5b4a074757

“Mr. Shavonne!” He greeted Shavonne. In other words, he blocked Shavonne’s way, rather than just being face to face.ecdf759fa3bca174

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Silence remained. To break down that awkward atmosphere, Shavonne had to ask something, but he couldn’t think what. In the end, Shavonne…68bd6d8f77367d5e

“…Were you waiting for me?”66d1699964e10350

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He tried to stretch his face but he couldn’t as his face was stiff.3da0b296f755dd77

Lewellyn then 0403dd1ef8 replied with 90afbf5a75 the welcoming 478ad628e0 face remaining 2d6269e13e the same.c0349a1c5ab4a988

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“Yes!”028a884116007251

Everyone is bad.857b1eb9d69befdc

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The only difference is 2b82abb524 whether they are bad 2b219b7b02 to you or not.40eb6d38477c4a59

The voice of 18fc918c5d Dr. Fawkes whispered in ef386488e5 his ears.208e923d6b3b71f1

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You didn’t wait here to kill me, did you…?e56b4322afe1cd47

Shavonne managed 0a753e4860 to shake 6f70936f09 off the ceb066967d ominous thought 4130c4d8b5 in his 3cd53b12df head.06ed5ee4cff3e63c

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He asked in a dry and hazy voice. “…Why?”219635c39af6164c

“Why do you think?”6814637717e34b2e

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He didn’t think Lewellyn would say, ‘I’m going to kill you,’ but it was an unexpected reaction anyway.982e2cd0ef3df858

Shavonne ignored his question. This was because if he answered, the conversation would continue. It wasn’t good to have a long conversation with a murderer.a2f7a40d83f26698

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“If you don’t have any business with me, I’ll go first.”7d00a67718afbce4

But Lewellyn feba756ffd seemed unwilling c00a0a49d3 to let d7a60703a8 Shavonne comfortably 16c6265acc enter Room 322282da96 303.74dbdb7712fdb3e5

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“Are you uncomfortable because I waited for you?”b9fdd8e9c5846262

Shavonne stopped at the f2afe817f8 question that Lewellyn suddenly 4229bb5ac6 asked. The hand trying to 69a5cb3975 catch and turn the 5724c5cc3d door handle of No. 303 stopped too. Shavonne turned b0074a12d8 around and 7aa90dfeb2 Lewellyn was 7a9c9d30b3 looking at c5634468e1 him with b61fcd8472 his yellow f2d1959895 eyes that 573665f299 still didn’t 082e772a7b seem human.639a371bad02aa7f

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Uncomfortable? Is there anyone who wouldn’t feel uncomfortable when a ‘bad guy’ is waiting in front of the house like a debtor?a24221c2c46cb225

Shavonne swallowed 3e4caca982 the words 1361d7ca91 in his 3289d6601c mouth with dbf88f400c saliva and 75e41824f8 answered.54f60cd82bbbd74d

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“Yes.”0012a409dcddfa02

His answer felt 1e6746283c colder at first 8d17315131 glance because his 6ac789d40e voice was low, 11657e818a but Lewellyn had b388065e6b still a bright 575133cc49 smile on his 4b0fb64bda face.2c17aa75ccd111af

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“Great. That’s why I waited.”063ba0afe5da846b

“…”2eea161655a9eb5c

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Shavonne was at e653a64a24 a loss for fd57e96208 words. Having said that, ecf708f1be Lewellyn added with 4446f50c8f a smile.9a26237ad6496162

“It’s better to be uncomfortable than to be nothing.”498ad62e387aab90

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He was still speechless… but it didn’t end there.6db9eb15d153feff

“It’s cold. You need to go in.”6bde1911bfd7e87a

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And then 2ce523900d he acted b1cf5cc9de out of c4022c499c character,fc685ace026a4150

“Ah, right, I had something to tell you, but I almost forgot again.”37df0ed336dda9fe

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And then he 9a7a28c3e6 changed his mind 2089037a0d and listened to 49f18e1ac7 Shavonne.db1aaef304456d26

Don’t tell me that ‘I have something to tell you’…7288eee3c4420cbf

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Shavonne’s complexion turned pale. The cold texture of the candle came back to his grasp.55467aa63201f773

Lewellyn opened his c9539a9538 mouth. He was smiling.01705ad9abc7a34c

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“When would be good for the next dinner?”fbe93dab681ded6b

It was the 2e9531e8a2 dinner that he 5812ade951 promised.81cb10667a7be090

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Would you like to have dinner with me some time again? If you don’t agree, I won’t let you leave.cd534ab82f829d89

Shavonne had no 4dd0ac65d6 choice but to 9fe27b6dc1 get caught up e98c707be8 in what Lewelyn a5ddd47514 said with a 250cfce771 playful smile like 94117296eb a child.4e410d0864fead72

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It seems that he hasn’t noticed that a candle’s missing. That’s right. There were dozens of candles, there’s no way he could remember them all.c4780ea4e9760538

Shavonne breathed in relief and answered. No, he was going to answer. But Shavonne…3a5c0a16316bc893

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“That’s…”3e9189b8cf2013fc

Lewellyn talked first.6294fa2dd55eec91

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“Are you busy?”f7fca9db917f22eb

He couldn’t say 627849bd59 otherwise.9d69d1b3add3fb9f

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“Yes. Work is work…”051fc939db75b536

“Is it hard?”6a6b2ecc03de9425

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“For sure.”b9f4b26906b20030

That wasn’t a lie though. Ghostwriters, even if they were nameless writers, were treated poorly by the publishers, big or small ones.0228676e2ab49421

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“Won’t it be easier if I help you?”a623d02dfb86cf04

“Thank you very much, but this is a task that no one can help me with.”6da606e4b7bf54d6

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“Why don’t I clean up while Mr. Shavonne works?”6658d4838c129d90

“…Clean up?”239650532263a9f3

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Shavonne asked back. He thought he must have misheard him, but the next moment Lewellyn told Shavonne that he hadn’t.51198b4e4f1d9b64

“Yes. Clean up. Do the laundry, and so on.”7fef78de90b37d72

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“Of course I know what cleaning means, but…”d37fd6deeb3dc515

“Mr. Shavonne”. It was still a kind voice and he still had a smiling face, but his words were not. It was far from pleasant and fresh laughter. “Why do you keep saying ‘but’?”15a33f65800b3716

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One step, Lewellyn approached b8b9561ecf him.4635e9317cd47c73

“Why do you keep rejecting me?”d5928843b2549eb9

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Two steps, 604ea26e82 Lewellyn approached 1281511f6a him.359212537db5d86b

“Why do you keep treating me like a child?”37e531ba467ea865

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Three steps, 2ae724f08c Lewellyn approached fdf046f1a1 him.914c915821d0d571

He was too close. They could see how they were reflected in each other’s eyes, feel each other’s cold breath and see what each other’s eyelashes looked like. Lewellyn’s eyes were somehow creepy.36a57d602a1d0d67

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“Are you making excuses because you don’t want to be with me?”8ea0ecf24670b786

If he answered right away, he didn’t know if he would end up like the corpse rotting in Lewellyn’s house. Shavonne squeezed out an answer.1bdd3c5c22025fa0

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“No.”341312e00b6e1e40

A reaction happened immediately. “Me too.” Lewellyn rejoiced. “If you had rejected me, I’d have stopped inviting you, but you didn’t, so I’ll keep inviting you.”dc0a594d3ce41eb1

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Again. I got involved 6edd811125 again.0c8fa3f4e263bef0

Fortunately, Shavonne wasn’t very helpless, even though he was involved. Shavonne also had its own countermeasures.bb8675380483fc8b

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“Let’s go to a restaurant this time.”408adff1629d4b28

It was 63e47d849d the suggestion 2d74a44c0c that Shavonne a65df0a7f7 gave.bd9843b77a62d22d

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He couldn’t eat at Lewellyn’s house. It would be a lie to say that it wasn’t as uncomfortable as the house where the body was, but there was a more important reason. If he went to his “may-be-a-killer” neighbour’s house, Shavonne was more likely to be killed.5431aac695acee81

Shavonne was fearing that c4b0275dc7 Lewellyn would refuse going aacc1bca06 to a restaurant because bc0a386dc4 it was expensive.903ea8b504e35180

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“Come empty-handed. It’s on me.”06327ede2e114050

Lewellyn blinked.db9f6e9d4a10e328

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“Mr. Shavonne?”08dc4322cab6745d

“Yes.”d908d07d166f3ffa

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“It’s on you, Mr. Shavonne.”6e54d1fc6f9a7ef8

Whether it was an insult or a worry… Shavonne said with a frown.bb5355e44f255a79

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“I have enough money to buy us dinner.”4f70e21d5b205796

With an incredulous look on his face, Lewellyn (thankfully) didn’t say anything anymore.bd5314b5ffc62985

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So the meal bcf9a92cb3 was set for f8aefc436e three days later. And throughout those three 88e97f42e2 days, Shavonne had to 3117da6161 ask if there was 66aebfd2e0 a cheap restaurant where 2a3e406fde he could eat for e497f4eaf8 less than 3 ronas 082aef47e8 per person.198029690186a76c

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