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.ee2aa772d64abee7

“Here.”7cbb8fa3c90d2d62

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As usual, the man 026e09053b was sitting on the 78affcbe5e stairs. He handed what he 6cce1e57ef had just bought on 9bc2c16f55 the street to the 125b92fb3f man who peeled onions. It was a f99d143665 scented candle.198080739d79cd3a

“If you light a candle, the onions won’t smell.”76e34b7db016ed35

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The man looked 8056816ffc at the candle, 3e5730c493 looked at Shavonne, db0d341df5 looked at the 6615d6a2d2 candle, and looked b296c23576 at Shavonne again. Shavonne kept talking.ca2f00d85ee6898d

“Didn’t you tell me you peel onions here so your house doesn’t stink?”bb380863aee54778

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“Thank you.”465eb99b45f3c3dd

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…7b81f205fdce8b78

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The next moment, Shavonne’s eyes stopped.a6ca54fa3349b4dd

“…”8177971cdacf098b

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His nails 95dfe4e847 looked weird. It was as if e2b5607bad they had been heated aa8d5472dc with a poker and fb5fc89d23 bent until they broke. They were ugly. Although ‘horrible’ 971e53b49b fit them 4f8deb496a perfectly.6eb992a8261ed853

“Mr. Shavonne.”5578ec5f60eb2896

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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.5487e7dff63a4a54

“Would you like to join me for dinner?”2fb23c544a4ea89f

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When Shavonne couldn’t answer to his offer right away, the man smiled and added.28449e0fdc6b4daa

“It’s only polite to return a gift, isn’t it?”77cc26b29fe564ba

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As if b3e00de89a it were 52bbe675a0 no big 4578249cab of a e31baf244e deal. As if 1718140cf8 I were 8ee802a700 just being ef11aa1b4a sensitive. As if my uneasiness 270dd61489 were nothing more than 4eaed3dedd an unfounded whim.982bdc44f508510f

“Isn’t it?”f98c352af1188a29

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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.550680f0b3a619f1

“Thanks for your suggestion, but…”4ee938c063813837

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That alone should 311936643b have been clear ab5b39be31 to understand that ad16feaafe he was rejecting 1ff10a9bb3 him, but the fd12ae1fca man seemed to f35a6cb39f act as if f8ad2f9fa7 he didn’t know 4a374d3562 knew and kept 26b4b4a5c5 going.687cc745eb25ea2d

“But?”68a89b5ef1f25967

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Either he’s trying to be considerate without reading the mood, or he’s pushing me, Shavonne thought as 1daacefc15 he looked at the 129909b836 man, unable to decipher 14f22ae1be what he was thinking.8de96bb35413f158

“Not that I was expecting something in return.”da21c13c9b51705e

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“Oh my, are you trying to make me look impolite?”33a9167e5b927fc8

“No, it’s not that. I just…”9f6a09571938dcfe

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“Fine then. How about six o’clock this evening? Or seven if it’s too early.”5cd68da1bb9e90e9

Innocent or willful? Shavonne wondered as he stared at the man’s face. Still, he couldn’t read him at all.7862a13cdf365072

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“Do you like the Karnitsov tableware or do you prefer the Grey one? What about napkins?”9cc62dc71c9c8f7c

Shavonne replied c3f6827665 to the 9a4df88d10 man, who 597dd74403 kept chattering b0adc04be2 away.0a1a888a3f54df6e

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“I like the Ivan dishes, the Liner napkins, the Elliman tablecloth. Still, I’m not going to dinner.”8f6b273b6d3c70ef

The man looked at a2d2f6f652 Shavonne. Shavonne explained.fed5b0701638f949

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“I don’t have much free time. I have to visit my family and…”de9fd7ea8dc85a29

Of course, Shavonne was 6c37848bbb an orphan.23c0e37d17047c05

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“I have some manuscripts that I must send…”b92516333a571adc

Of course, Shavonne didn’t have a manuscript to turn in and the deadline was more than three weeks away.da9d70be7df062ea

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“I have to meet some friends that I haven’t seen for a long time…”bccf5b5648aea235

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.35d45c8686bbca8d

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The man cocked his 2d7fa452b7 head. His fine f2ca946445 hair spread 3c1d03e5ea across his 4ea67ac4ad forehead.b9a69fe90301a8f4

“So?”63886e73223116f7

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There was 20b41236ea amusement in ff4e480f29 his voice. Before he 63c1ccc54e knew it, dccd5769ac his smile b1a9635cf6 disappeared.5cbf5a5400d9ee77

Damn, I got d338707090 caught.c4656cc810904d47

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― So?d50e2d76c9823603

No matter how embarrassed he was, he shouldn’t have acted like that.d94bdd3287d19e95

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Shavonne took a fb390a6f75 long breath. White breath 26fe3e0fae flowed from 9fdf3d2910 his lips c93068903a like cigarette 4dca714a07 smoke.4040cf3de7b310d3

However, he couldn’t help it. Until just a second ago, the man who had been coldly serious suddenly smiled brightly and said,ccf35a9a7c636449

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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?”6cf91448f075470e

―I s… suppose so.55387ccc8eb3332b

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He had 89a55e8b7d no choice 30da01f3cf but to 1c8aae2e5d say that.16fe79d6aadf7deb

The one fortunate thing 1aaa7e42ac in this misfortune was dd54e68623 that Shavonne said the a6bfaf6c86 following.d17ae013394cd23a

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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.909e1744e237a636

Shavonne then suggested.313c7e69d1ce4c96

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―How about next 7037b246fd Monday?1fe971ed91fdb93b

So Shavonne passed 6ae29dc3be dinner with the 972490d665 man for Monday 51aa62af64 because he had 66426c3a3f a ‘supposed’ manuscript aa5b78bedf he needed to c06163c22c send on Sunday, bc508e3c73 but in reality cd8c65d243 it was because cbb25667e4 he needed time 5f9b58ab24 to psychologically prepare 03d416d37e for it and, a03cb3680f on the other 410a12b4f9 hand, he needed b04ca26ea3 time to find ffe6f57efc out what kind b041590da5 of person the e06d293a8c man was.3f6022961b58ff7d

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Of course, Shavonne ec67861c90 was aware that ab6d857b71 background checks were b253b2c17e not exactly honorable, 25b8c69948 but he was aa674dde3d in no position e76fc471ba to care about d83b388c27 that. The world was 37a87d87be horrible, not to 12633295b8 mention Ira Street, 0276dc0137 full of criminals, 6d689cd626 prostitutes and the 6fdef70fd0 poor.c4d9f13f35e5546f

There were three days 9f25fff652 left until Monday. Meanwhile, Shavonne 0e605c0f6c was going 41a9b2c023 to explore a0691c1d17 whether the 9bd880d23a man was 1da70441b5 dangerous or 8bfd6b139f not. He never thought that f7fb3b256f he would fail in 22c45fe360 the attempt, though.571533bde6b39c16

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Anyone who 51fbef505a is alive 89665451f2 or has 97b3b17a4c died at 89a8b82e29 least leaves 49da8f034c a trace 515deeb29e of their 8926eaaed4 life. But this was 953acb376a not the case 7dc75974e0 with that man.7da98c98ab5bf491

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.315a805a62373195

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Lewellyn.53906398304a030e

Shavonne looked at Lewellyn’s d54d262c22 contract with a painful ae842ed107 expression.Lewellyn.That name sounded e5dcb6164e familiar to him. Although it should 0db38fd2e3 not only sound 8da0f2766e familiar to Shavonne, 9e1c5bd7b2 but also to 9ac3d32a0b everyone. 25 years ago, 29dc458798 the name of 4f9e5d5889 the descendant to 859c528f9d the royal family, 5ce60e090c who were anxious 9390ae1e4b because there was 8411036222 no successor to a6be2a672f the throne until 01a6c5511e then, was Lewellyn.c8557551e22870dd

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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.2b870583813b2690

Three boring days a9a7226c67 passed and, and 20d29dc7ed on Monday morning, 528b91eb6b snow began to de23d0f2f9 fall over Ira 143906fb90 Street.bc6f923a1dc8106b

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It was 1c9414b470 a heavy 747bb420b1 snowfall.113efa7b44cb2f22

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.b2ded68702e43d84

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The weather was 6fbf3df7d2 cold enough, making aadd200494 the saying that c0e765c867 the day was 561a1c3f0c warm when it 6d296ab52a snowed a lie. A sharp wind hit 6c8b22a93f the window and slammed a61fa809b8 into it again. All that d9fbe08bf1 could be e20d201e01 seen in 8b4fef70d6 the dark 2b2085df29 streets were 4329cc75e8 the gas 9a35bb3041 lamps and 09eb4ec293 the thick 4a6c1bf6d5 snowflakes they 80386e3ee5 illuminated.d2334045620d8e3d

“There will be like five or six people freezing to death only on Ira Street.”a81b21af363b4966

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Thinking, Shavonne b93661f77a closed the 110365851c curtain as 18fb59ddac he gazed 847fc5f548 out the 0c9146d07f window onto 84cb0abe4a the street. The day 4508ad4f5e had turned 21c88e94ec dark.289f65b272e6ef60

In his 29 years of life, Shavonne had never been invited to anyone’s home. Not even once. Shavonne felt bitter due to that.8ae8e7aa28caeb86

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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.53b6329e1bf93755

No one had caf5597d39 invited Shavonne to 7694c37d80 his house, because 897dee7ce9 if they had 13c528d989 to meet, they ddc507c895 would do so 9fb05242f3 in a square, a925b7ac1b an outdoor café, d70d6c98dd or a hotel.648b1626c2a6b9b4

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So this was the first time he was invited to someone’s house.d650facef6d64284

‘I should knock three times like when someone comes to my house, right?’d68772f809f40b0c

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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.5ef52b18f8df231e

As he was worrying 4a4cd693a1 about this, a familiar b166c6c3bc voice suddenly came from c472d583f6 beyond the door. It was Lewellyn.9127c8505911676c

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― Are 712608406d you going 5153e0d629 to open 7c53cce5d4 the door 249f64c2eb or do 913d91f2a1 you want a9ca0de345 me to 91ba15be54 open it 48477c7198 for you?c39d78f0523d3aaa

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.6146965ec0c019e4

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― In case you haven’t noticed, Mr. Shavonne, you were standing still for three minutes.15650de74c25883c

How embarrassing.046053a6beef150a

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Shavonne replied bcf1927d0b with a c4d882d91d frown.11005a0736dd7861

“You didn’t have to count the time.”746dc8e59ad1af09

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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.704d7e7cd261cd0b

“I don’t know if I’ve come for a marriage proposal or to watch the moments before a house burns down.”58fe24065cba8ae5

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After saying that, 47d5c5b4c5 Lewellyn peeked into bdc4639b33 the dining room 3d71e77751 from the living 22764722b9 room and asked.9843ebd7bb87e0a9

“What would you prefer, Mr. Shavonne?”4111762e7340a790

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He’s asking me if I prefer a marriage proposal or a house burning down? Wordlessly, Shavonne laughed and asked.c32817cbe12406c6

“How does telling you matter?”ff89b204dad0cd9b

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“I’ll do whichever one you like,” Lewellyn smiled. “I’ve got both roses and gasoline.”705fc82f28b7fb70

Shavonne answered him.d0030bcca32e0356

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“Do that when you are alone.”7cd0ba462b2eb90e

Shavonne then changed the 9b68ebc0c3 subject so that Lewellyn 59098c1041 could no longer talk 59ecc8280a about these two terrible 0601fd894c things (a proposal and 26bf02ba9f double suicide).b50e7f01adcb7bd3

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“What about dinner?”99c14e3f692d2779

Lewellyn stretched out 2e8e7753a9 three fingers.48b6566ef2ecb66f

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“Wait three minutes.”c584e270746c26cb

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.8ecb5e1ee93023f0

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All he had 40c86cb3c1 was a small c6ad2aca05 table, a squeaky 46ea9b862e drawer, and a cf96298a28 chair that looked f3b32057f4 like a leg f054c79397 could give up ef20d79097 at any second. All of these 70e3508525 were covered with 628aeafaf9 checkered pink blankets. Shavonne thought,he must c4ac8cd8f6 like pink.f53dcb2afcdf941a

Three minutes 75d018a472 had passed, 3ded4b0dbb but Lewellyn c8ffb2dd47 never told f349aa430e him that 4a950d0dfe the food e921d52201 was ready. Shavonne, tired of waiting, 672d61ef3b was about to ask 5ffadb1a98 him, but Lewelyn appeared. He stretched out ba2188c3b2 three fingers again.6729e7912c332612

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“Wait three more minutes.”9879fc5a6264fcbf

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…aa9f4e962fe39fe4

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《The study of cbf258ee03 the fundamentals of ad1b2362d7 ABC》1d8dd81b628496f5

Shavonne raised fdd874050a his eyebrows.Does he have 61fbc40d2e a child? He doesn’t look like he a father at all.The other title was 2ac7906dbb 《Practical Foreign Languages》. When he opened it, 1e93cc170b what he saw wasb920614a9f7eb9b9

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‘Greetings from around the world.5d1fa20def412f14

Guten Morgen1846a27076e530d1

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Bonjour1329b1495d957c70

Buenos Días’4ee264cb06b74c40

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Each word had b32b279871 a note about 1ba6bea839 how they were e304d7d49a pronounced in their b1f6eae769 native language.0141faf857dcbd1d

Guten molgen708c7936d5bfa7fa

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Bonchiur025030002cb24acf

Wenos Diasc4202117a8a704e5

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I knew it, I can’t pronounce them well.Shavonne thought. Every time 0c5e2657cc he lifted 7d09a2f6b1 the page 6a43497e4e and turned 8bc692321a it several 49686a8d72 times, a 9634600d36 fluttering sound c861e3a6b6 was heard.8bad9c6da1028b71

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.e95fc75e65960590

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“If you’re going to say ‘Wait three more minutes’, I’m going to break your fingers.”b9b0721af46f4284

Lewellyn, left with the 3558d46183 words in his mouth, c5677969f9 just blinked.1261ce51c92fb213

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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.da911261aded621d

“…?”1397b2d337662db1

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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?113aa608c02771f3

And the next db923fc37b moment, Shavonne was b0a91a7760 suddenly overwhelmed by 02900f2e1a intense anxiety.No way, don’t tell me…e4111f6957885cfc

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“…What are the main dish and dessert?”5759f3aad7734787

“Steak and bagel. ”90161d107789f205

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“Onionsteak andonion bagel?”8678d435ebfb9d17

Lewellyn smiled brightly.246a55477291074d

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“Exactly.”672831bd2bc90616

Shavonne reflected on past f80d53fc19 events to see if ff1f77ac9f he had done something 87f4520b68 wrong to Lewellyn. One by 6c667a4073 one, he efdc62d4ac remembered that e92e8d0ba0 he treated 27b3b3f087 Lewellyn as d8a8f0602a a psycho, e59afd0d77 ignored him, 377d0f8f34 and filed eb6aac0971 complaints with 70a3cd6187 the management 24d110768a office of 4617d46cfd te apartment.b7c816ccedbac61b

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Does he want d9f7384a78 revenge?87daf9c5ec8a6210

But for a 574391b535 revenge… Lewellyn’s eyes 93ff210c6c looked so innocent, 0fc2252303 waiting for Shavonne d084527c81 to taste the 03dbe6d10d potato soup.e207d54683b0728a

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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.6b7091d2d498c685

Shavonne sighed briefly 77c300061a and asked.329e0bce9ab65754

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“Do you have cheese?”ba98774511baa6c5

Lewellyn stared d9d7e903d2 at Shavonne 5aef767f7f with wide 0a334b4ff3 eyes and 2632b115a5 shook his cc1a22e14e head. Shavonne asked 0a6610efba another question e0af4789b4 with a 87511ef963 light frown.6d6a1255eab0b5bc

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“What about eggs? You have eggs, right?”b8c84c88d5c734a5

Lewellyn still stared at Shavonne with wide eyes and shook his head. Shavonne couldn’t hide his tired look.ce18e37343ae33fc

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No eggs, 71ce465b1b no cheese. Does this 3b7e89d0bc man only 5eabf74a3e eat onions b8cbe44d02 for every cbcf3c4d47 meal? Maybe he even drinks 08963491d4 onion-infused water at teatime deb3f735a6 instead. Or drinks onion eb1cecd48c juice, enduring the d155c2a7ec tears and runny 28147b51e6 nose.82a7a4454efa95b3

“How about an omelet?”356b875857d54a77

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Shavonne asked. Unable to understand, Lewellyn 1e40ba2762 raised his head straight 74c7a52e51 up and looked at 6ffd4fe8cb Shavonne. Shavonne raised an eyebrow.28de53ad4176489a

“Haven’t you heard of the word omelet? Let’s eat a cheese omelet.”faf3e66a5e028e40

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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.584ad22bdacb2db1

Lewellyn had a 7a4030db33 puzzled face, neither 942a80e547 for nor against d01d3e5f88 the idea.ea06302faf6f1147

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If he isn’t disagreeing, I can take it as a yes, right?c8e413cd4d81ddd5

Shavonne stood up.395615c22047b8d3

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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.e090d364ca999102

“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?”f5eef3001379387d

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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.a5bd613a9b1d7860

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.cb6415b508811f85

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He was about a9ff01a245 to ask where f6267e77f0 he had knives, 1382940d2d but what Lewellyn 249897c7dd was doing across e29400be77 the table caught f403bb4137 his eye. Lewellyn was decorating the 2b53512aa0 omelet with onions. He put them d06f2840b3 on the omelet, ff037f5cdd leaned on the 0ec1b30bb1 left, and when 6c39b2cfe9 Shavonne saw it, e8548e4532 he completely forgot 8b8d428296 his plan to 4f885bd344 ask about the d2e040d5a6 knife.c71d1be62271ee73

“Onions again?”0617a0bd34d04e61

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It wouldn’t be strange to say that he has an obsession, right?d6f3ed4e25a92ffd

When Lewellyn didn’t answer, Shavonne changed the question.60c29c0199e73e3f

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“Why onions?”503b2df33205fdea

Only then did Lewellyn 67a805e470 raise his head. His eyes were yellow bfbfb09451 as he looked into 37d8ff24a4 Shavonne. His eyes fc221ace58 felt more 7e4192811f animal than cd1f13eea8 human.5badf8e65bf7c20a

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“Don’t you think you know that already, Mr. Shavonne?” Lewellyn added with a smile. “Maybe even more than me.”cdcac39039026dee

No. I don’t have a fucking clue.d228c23f93e0f995

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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.c9a987ce8bfbb437

Knock, knock.124884cd087c8145

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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.d06a04604d4ea957

“Were you expecting anyone?”4a1a49e2ffc00d34

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Shavonne asked. Lewellyn shook his head. “They must have the wrong house. They’ll leave on their own.”67450ca9f98efc2b

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.6a66aa542388d4b1

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Shavonne put edc1bd68c1 down the fae333ba22 fork that d26c4d2ca3 touched the 96f6af0318 omelet. The sound stopped.80137633585d76c8

“Go and check who is it.”96b7e054ec8eea1d

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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.”882502f6b47cb1ab

Only then did 2138436d95 Lewellyn stand up. As if to say 3e7a9f59aa goodbye, Shavonne raised his c551cb527d hands and waved slowly.52fc8fe5f70467a9

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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.b898ec9b2f71c9ce

Who could it be? Family? Friend? Lover?ffdbc2e3006e058a

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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.92c05a58247d2920

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.a4ec87f8e1d7b04e

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It must 13f61e9913 be there.8a6828d75ba0f47c

Shavonne thought e425f27dab it over.2044cff59e8af1dc

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Whether it’s a slum or a palace, there must be water somewhere, so it must be there.6d5bfee6386b1ab8

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.98897259c0d9fc58

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A putrid smell.b6e54160a8875631

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.87dc71a5fe4c54bf

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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”.0fe8ebfb83f012f3

And, Shavonne…e6781e6b49ca6fb5

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A man moved in 1167584e92 next door.9f6c540099006395

He’s young, handsome and unpredictable, but he’s a cute neighbor.6e893acd4de71fcd

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And perhaps, the 04f734205b culprit behind the c7ef9fe749 recent murders in 3ac1f11aff South Bunch on 86e7bbf727 Ira Street.c8adbdf6993a75f6

Putrid.a8eeff936332889a

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More than bf8af2f224 any other 6d6ae145b2 odor, the 840376bc6a stench was e96f9916b2 all over cd4a062436 the bedroom. The dining room, kitchen, d7bb2229d3 and living room were 5436ca5160 cool, while the bedroom 6d567be45c was warm, and perhaps bde0d720e5 because of the warmth, 7265071140 the smell was thicker 1c6eac237c and sticky.06bedc9da8314e2d

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.a339f7d962f074e3

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Without even realizing, Shavonne 32ce0d44c7 picked up the candle c8b2d98255 closest to him in a49d261888 the living room and df36ba2f72 brought it into the b68d88ca6d bedroom. The flame was 0a5889cdb5 the size of 98a71266e8 a fingernail. That alone was enough e01166e29d to see the outline.322248ca5cbeb042

It was a dead 32bf044c5b body.e0138351488dc39c

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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.ee3cfe32c520a9bd

The fear, 3a6201f5d0 wanting to e3f70a52c9 running away a714407ac4 and the d490d751ae obsession to 75d66b3fa8 check the 0e5102062d face crashed 7034297366 at the 3d8ee5fb7e same time.aa2d3101034f0ed9

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Run away, run away…6871e1add11985af

, while repeating so, Shavonne’s hand was already moving on its own.3fcf546b3c32d754

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But rather than Shavonne 3b709f9ff2 turning the body upside 04ec6451ca down and checking the ad71c7d91c face, he heard the dbb7e088a6 sound of the front d3b90f9706 door opening and closing 080ed2f45a from afar.456b998c913dee64

Lewellyn.32c373ea6f228168

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Quickly, the 5d135ae045 name went 590302622d through his 9b4549e0a0 head.b8413fda02de1482

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.8648e1e764ed43af

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Where, where was the e41a2eba78 candle?41a97a1a6b52eeb9

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.5720d1ae95613331

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― It’s disgusting when smells mix up.72adc0fdfab6925e

Just in time, Lewellyn’s presence was near. “Mr. Shavonne?” Lewelyn’s voice, calmly asking, touched the ear and drifted away.aa2fcc27f5c68578

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What should I do? What should I 10155716c4 do?812e61b88178d2ca

His whole body froze 2d988d9767 as if he had 8649384c39 a paralysis.f61b771c9dc1b379

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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.330d918c7b291900

“You took… you time”, Shavonne said. “Was it someone you know?”dbd9b66065971b39

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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.91e7dd072792a815

“Yes. Someone I know.”3f6d954c2d5ddd8f

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Lewellyn replied. He added as b06bc47f25 if it were 6f7ccf3566 no problem.26483688bde6ea9f

“It’s someone you know too, Mr. Shavonne. Probably.”302b743d5ed3877a

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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…”508ec07e23ca3a9a

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.cf3750b61dc039e1

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Lewellyn didn’t 007295e669 say anything c2f6fed4a6 as Shavonne dbf21093bf remained silent. It took less than dda7e1d09f ten seconds, but it 0d7b59a6f0 felt like ten hours c5bb9dd930 for Shavonne. Lewellyn slowly opened his cf1f82c2f5 mouth. The explanation e7e6a18f06 that flowed 8009629fa6 through his c28aa6415f lips was 8f238b11db calm.79d0c477c6db6ab1

“It was the janitor.”a3fac37ccc62e1ef

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The janitor. Someone both 7be188a419 Shavonne and 9e9f4a652b Lewellyn knew.7462ec917bc3af6b

Why haven’t I considered the possibility of the janitor?18c1e2632a6978ec

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Shavonne closed his a574505313 eyes tightly.9fd5b0ec3bc153d4

When I get home, I’m going to sew this foul mouth shut.033bea7f04128341

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Yeah, if only I could ‘go back home’…b39d52d39e65c667

It was then fbc8e71fa7 that something was 7dde49a331 placed on his 9e2c217b06 cheek.07e255dd8544113e

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“You don’t look very good.”0e1917a54ed778f9

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.acbf43aaa9c8babc

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His hands were c774825bc2 cold, to the 7e0fb358cf extent that he 908e6b0015 could hardly think 933a7d0ff8 it belonged to f799913c43 a living person.e7ab814af5e380eb

“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.060306d70e8baf2d

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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.400face4fc6b742f

“Are you hot?”cc32713a315420aa

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Lewellyn asked.f01df2a53cff4161

I have to answer. If I don’t, he will start having doubts.b548f3892ff6992d

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Shavonne swallowed the tension down the back of his throat. A hoarse voice leaked through Shavonne’s lips.9091a6ffcc1012a4

“Of course I’m hot.”bf7c88e0858dcca5

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“What?”77ffe015a08f11f5

Lewellyn tilted his 1a820fe651 head. It wasn’t b9de12f024 that hot, 46aea6e99b but he 47cba6c435 couldn’t mumble e06ebe6352 a single d7381481aa word. Shavonne pretended to c0c6a13c87 be nonchalant, and dc610330d5 squeezed out his 11d71fd7d2 answer.28779791f0a9357c

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“You know. I got hot making the omelets.”6989f77d694c4c8d

Lewellyn looked at Shavonne. His gaze felt like a net. Shavonne suppressed his instinct of avoiding Lewellyn’s eyes.d79632895dbfd0c5

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He didn’t know how c37cbd1bb7 much time passed, but 5dff04b722 Lewellyn smiled. As for Shavonne, Lewellyn b6c00fa861 offered him something he 696020ceea would never agree to.f6a62679a8b48a40

“Would you like to have dinner with me some time again?”da27e38254f0c6ca

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“That’s…”18b4b062cbd79733

“If you don’t agree, I won’t let you leave.”f28706e0cef996e8

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Lewellyn was cd3bffeab4 still smiling. It was a36da05bb5 a smile 36a1f00f7f full of 28be58cea9 mischief, like 2dc754ddc2 that of d7d10f194f a naughty 36760b40fc child.20520c60507b7870

― If you don’t agree, I won’t let you leave.46ee8c291f868d62

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Under the harsh cfe22133b0 conditions that Lewellyn ee48e56548 put forward, Shavonne 23216bb13c had only one 2d3bb850f7 answer.7ab458e8ce2305f7

“…Sure. ”7643def453dc7e36

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Their dinner finished 8755cb2b7b at 9 p.m.c23741da9a28e841

“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.07bcabd594398f4c

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I survived.436358f311269a70

I’m alive.b5302bb3725c8f88

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After throwing up 56f473bef9 until his throat bab0887def hurt, Shavonne realized 218fd7aad5 something.e4f2104d08244e14

The pocket of e0d15d936c his coat felt 3e67065427 heavy. Just before Lewellyn appeared ca02ddc7cb in front of Shavonne, 11447cf9b1 he decided to blow 3fbc5ba1e9 out the candle and f78e2e66f2 keep it.962ab9653837caea

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The melted and hardened candle was cold. Like the hand of Lewellyn that touched Shavonne’s cheek.292db665442c9c7a

While organizing the candles, a03e67e90a Lewellyn found one was 0b39d1939a missing.9166c2cf9773a6cc

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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.63327b9d2cf222a0

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Shavonne felt his body stiffened. The only thing that didn’t was his head. Questions poured out like heavy snow.896378016d685a27

Why is Lewellyn here? The only thing we 7eabf707fe promised was eating dinner 2bbd376e14 together, but we just 65b2aeda38 did last night. Does he 2d163e6277 have any cfe247f866 other plans?52f9536bf23dbff5

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Or is he ‘looking’ for something?60255afd16e2a402

“Where are you going?”e152b4cfa177ac29

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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.04b942bedfe0da76

Fortunately, Shavonne was a writer (a ghostwriter is also a “writer”) and had the talent to make up plausible stories quickly.da35f18e2930bcd4

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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.”14ef631556da191e

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.b5ab981f537f6076

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“I guess those guys aren’t listening to you.” Lewellyn smiled.d6dfea5be2906d46

It’s true that the janitors don’t listen to me, but why would he say that?57517d401c8af334

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Shavonne blinked as he didn’t understand Lewellyn’s intentions. It was the next moment that his question was resolved.a88057e3cb28bac2

“If you have to take a knife to tell them the water’s leaking.”7b732536b7efb027

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I forgot about the boning knife I’m holding.134127f13727c9aa

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.c4ca3af7c3bc9221

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“Like this one.”3e6e9f8567e71c58

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.4e60fe42db96f21a

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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.e9a90e09534447bf

“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.”c7508aabda6677b3

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Who doesn’t know that?ce6ed112806a8b28

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.265d23fc24ce8e2a

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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.”1d5a4bab342425f0

“What about you?”10e84b6635738f89

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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.”7138df07ba211b41

Lewellyn was coming b4859dcb86 up with the 40296700f7 wrong answer to b1cc623a59 the point that 3fdd25bd5f it was hard caa364f3dc to notice whether 991b0c635d he misunderstood or f4db0da72d pretended to have 080659c784 misunderstood. Shavonne felt a prickling 7fb8d5a371 sensation in his throat 4a20953ba8 as if he had a56923ed7f a thorn stuck. He collected dry saliva, 5332b78e6b swallowed it and asked dfe3550633 a direct question.9a00b8aa49e285ac

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“What I’m asking is what you’re here for.”cce88c2d233d9874

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.47fc5c3c84c41f5b

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“I forgot something.”f1694bce28c9d0a1

Forgot?06d2dd41c436d99f

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He suddenly thought 2fa42a0d79 of the candles. The cold wax 16ee477502 of the candle 7ad6980643 he had stuck 5d6b7d87a7 in the pocket 15b2ea3a8c of his coat d34543f51a still seemed to 2f4fd36ea7 be hovering around a85efa8c53 his grasp.b318685b9f25ed49

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What did you forgete93fa30fb81e18e9

?’ 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.309466235076a318

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The next moment, Lewellyn put something in front of Shavonne’s eyes. It was…cf045d19bd67e265

“Here you are.”65dd7088d59a68c6

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It was money. One rona bill.bbe2dce13771f401

“For the omelet.”b0a8be1c285736d2

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… Omelet?6990eb48a788742e

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.53950a33ea33a56e

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“Fifty celronas per egg, 30 for the cheese. The other 20 is the comission.”5c302af8ade03d24

Lewellyn smiled.18add6efa2f9c6d5

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“What, I’m right, am I not?”daf6b9ba9244d67a

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?5151e8817900f4e0

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Shavonne thought 00f7a6ca6c he would 0c4d7e2844 never eat 09078a168b an omelet 293024bb73 again.c16fb10eacff8cd7

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About an hour after c991d385a6 that.c0bc7ba00c65a119

The East Bunch Police a6074d9707 Department was so rowdy 073d9bb900 that no one noticed efafa97010 that someone new had 4da2b02f0e entered the police station. A man was seen 64c38f68c2 making a disturbance and 2d1ce2195a he heard glass breaking, 9857712f58 furniture flipping, shouting and deb8f0745a screaming.e1480fdcfded499a

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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.7587d0153165ddc8

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.2cab3ee37ebf10b8

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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.7cd4f698141e1b98

“What’s going on?”cd6e25b226ab4d33

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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.baac4b8e3307c29f

“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.b792f8a408745608

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It wasn’t until last night, three days after the report was filed, that the police visited the neighborhood,1351ac461d2ccbbf

‘Did you start the fire on Rule Street?’44027a5848298904

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At that question, the neighbor answered, ‘No.’5cacbcf3cfdb7860

The policeman nodded. ‘I see.’cc748f3503b11e30

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The neighbor asked, ‘Who would say such a thing?’788b5864df79d10d

The policeman shrugged, ‘The man upstairs.’c771cf2b082cbd2d

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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.”bd1cc6bdd6a2144a

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.4f2344f9bab19e4d

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“Well, we couldn’t do anything about it. It was his responsibility to deal with.”47d9a864c6eab121

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.d76793fe42c68a9b

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What should I do?44b61c95c6c4ee4b

He thought about it but couldn’t come to a conclusion.cd822d69d58c184d

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It snowed ed8ba5cbc0 silently all fbdf9b1da2 night. Shavonne started 116f9eef13 to have 89665c6d51 nightmares, but 7adc85115b he couldn’t b5541a7be0 remember them.89c61299d6a21be9

Let’s go back.0c073b073ae84d77

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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.e0e3cb63d4caadb6

Shit.83c3916d48368aa0

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Shavonne did a face 06e9f6fc38 palm. His face was daff5e9a45 sunken as if 8afb55ae04 he hadn’t slept 6c8c00cb2d for at least e08f23e3b3 a month.5f567707e6520a34

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.a954ca04bacf00a9

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It should be here…97ff3d48cde2965c

A cold and sharp 5473fe0deb thing touched his hand. The key.ed9d72c306d53d4b

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As I expected, here 50dbf5891d it is.e67ea35a760beff4

He tried to pull bae80b1cdd it off, but it 3d26ea330a wasn’t as easy as 6badc3f6c3 he thought because the 83fcd88739 key and the bottom 7c0222419f of the trash were bbeb8f720f sticky. Shavonne was 422f839109 able to e5b9f0c81e grab the c9f6b40527 key only f13307e1fe after putting d0ca295a50 so much bcd0fc3973 effort that f5f29ed681 it even 5cbcdf5501 made him 3acc607161 fall off.542e85f0da4277de

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The place c206b38431 he stopped 05ba1d9eed by after d00927f214 the trash c3f58c333c can was 47c69518c2 the bed. More exactly, under b67c7ea2b2 the bed. He tried 44ce30c907 to put db4a281fa7 his body fce550e598 in, but 57d27249ac acrid dust 48ca887f3c hit his 82afb653e0 eyes, the 91b2009fbb smell of e1734753b6 musty rat 4f42247f0a poop hit 013f8b9fe8 his nose, 4362a07dff and the f806e86357 sound of 145f0afa5b bugs pierced 7ac0077667 his ears, c69c0dea2a so Shavonne 5e327f1441 decided to 84f3b46e9c move the ab6659f916 bed.3a809d5e830e61e2

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.852575d208f51375

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A safe. When Shavonne got a 8631814bfa job as a ghostwriter, 1008c7dfe8 it was bought by 4e0d7c2a8f Dr. Fawkes as b77b6e8b3e a souvenir, 39f6676649 and at 4cbb58c071 first, the a68415810d glossy exterior 0209f453ab was very 4acc6e6165 shabby.67a9f2a281fbf612

What if it doesn’t open because it’s old?389c50ec8c7f61af

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Shavonne became nervous 6fa42bd557 for no reason.916990eebf79ff33

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.ec4b524304ecb95f

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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.d378e9739a430322

Whether Shavonne 6a76feef1d wanted it 2a72b1311e or not, 1d382eaf55 there was 4d3a8f097a only one 22aeb740b5 person Shavonne e4452662de could lean f15bda610f on. That was…1d29faf36f38c23f

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“Do you have any extra money?”e46575bad92133fe

When Shavonne asked a 2669dadeff sudden question, Dr. Fawkes nonchalantly refused cad299f2e3 as if he 4026ec9460 were familiar with 3c898ecbd4 such request.b639a4a911b0ecbd

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“I don’t have anything to lend you.”0137c841e4dd2ba2

“Not a single celrona?”6c0dd89781b38e45

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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.8bd4feab589d8da9

“Not even a celrona.”7d7005b5a8274c16

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Damn it.b649c2ade66611df

Shavonne dropped his 90cc71ee27 head. Even so, Dr. Fawkes drank tea. As if 1a6e0da65b not caring 75794b6aa6 at all, d49d200f2b he started 4698a13a8b a long 51560818a3 talk, evaluating aad240407f the tea 7a7b93334e he was d0d46f85a7 drinking.cdd31880da5ca44d

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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?”b9885e062b9e3e31

“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.542aa66e1a21ea98

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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?”b5257cdf7555dca1

“… I was just asking you to think about it, so I’m disappointed that you refused without even thinking it twice.”9a14b0be0af09bc7

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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.”877639353f767134

“Is that how everybody in business thinks, or is it just you?”187851ece577d6ba

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“Every adult resident of Bunch says so, except you.”191f3a55a63adfa3

Dr. Fawkes hadn’t changed a bit. Shavonne frowned, but Dr. Fawkes kept talking, so he missed the right time to get angry.7aba4afd1c04e87a

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“What do you need money for?”8200255b38b533e4

“For…”6be8698429570885

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How should I 35e45bbc62 explain it?7c4840005af015cb

While Shavonne couldn’t answer while rolling his head, Dr. Fawkes poured out a mountain of questions.5da32bc9098bce6c

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“Rent?”b1502f1770505a37

“No.”e7d4f974fad7c08c

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“Living expenses?”8f02ddca03369e2f

“No.”31078a76362902d1

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“A man?”8bbeca6e141f22f3

“…?”6fd21f6cd81c111e

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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?”ed7d52e8348a6bb5

Shavonne frowned. He was in no condition to answer Dr. Fawkes’ joke.1c9d76754aa05454

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“Tomorrow, no, even today, I have to move out right now. The person next door…”a904cbb865302ced

Is a ‘murderer’9c7b32e6bc846fad

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Shavonne shut up. It was an 916c21e10b open space. All the clients 44ae5b87e9 seemed busy drinking 7495a52c70 tea or chatting d00bd01b47 with their friends, 394f2b6c4e and the waiters a058ae825c also seemed busy 8139e91160 cleaning up, but 5b29b23f37 anyway, he would c34da3bbe6 be in trouble 7c22e518fb if a single ee773d16de person overheard what 741baddfe1 Shavonne was saying. In the 52de954520 end, what 63e04703da Shavonne said 20b9848ddd was as abc7cded49 follows.3ab675438ae260de

“Is a bad guy.”3009f2f2d193435b

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“Oh God, do you think there are only one or two bad people on Ira Street?”de5218128d26e803

Dr. Fawkes shrugged as if 2db5baab07 it were nothing. Shavonne was almost 9ec6bd6c64 in tears.6299e3b40cf8f990

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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.”b8c4f391af817d8d

“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.”e087ed559d5a4770

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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?”17dc0964e179e823

“Shavonne.”0af1078e309ac2ea

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Dr. Fawkes called Shavonne. Only then did Shavonne 8ccbdfacce stop his questioning.9e32a6b59ffb3ef6

“People don’t have to be righteous.”8ff7b9a1756335de

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“…”ff63af0f9f0591d7

“There is no need for a person to be righteous even at their own risk.”a62e4520c2f00bde

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“But…”4c1e806c50a3a2bf

“Your life can be threatened, Shavonne.”e565dbcb777c9792

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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.”c29dcd43efe9373f

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.7d688b5a44cef849

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“The only difference is whether they are bad to you or not.”84e6cc2fd4838c91

Lewellyn’s hand came to his mind. That hand was cold enough to cool down his spine as soon as he touched it.341eef6b0d50f42f

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Can a person 5e1bd01cab with such a 52211183a1 hand not be 86354804ea a bad person?f9021f02f7834bb7

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.6862e6fbf9e0d76c

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The thing is…d4cc15f9a8090f40

― 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.c4e528cb200f1522

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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.29681511fcb519cf

― Alright. If you still 5b1c738e26 want to live 30eec51da6 like that, so 4b819f49d5 be it.be1de743f3dcbf24

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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.caaf902145007763

― Are you leaving? Already?266c482c1f051dc4

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― I’m leaving. Already.fff352ef66a8c007

Dr. Fawkes added.56d254008a442f45

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― You pay for 7e91ac96dc it.3103b3cc5ad10df0

It was Dr. Fawkes, not Shavonne, d48773bd56 who had tea 029850c0c2 and dessert. Because Shavonne was 47beb5a3d3 trying to borrow 2354d8a7e0 money from someone c01414a100 else for the c9c3ddf2b4 first time in 80f6896b70 his life, he fc7d6f9ee9 was nervous and, ba120e4029 of course, never a5c4689ed8 had a bite 98e65d38f0 of the tea a8225a88dc or the dessert. Shavonne tried 15b2ec930e to refute e4e39d8a4f it, but 0dd24c2a6b Dr. Fawkes, who repeated 04fe264478 his words, said 731973a1c3 first.34e024ed905405bc

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― You do 9a37c6457d it.426d18fedf51ba46

Then he added 43947b3f93 with a smug 07dd598b6b look on his aaf6d71bdf face.78f8610a892edf63

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― Didn’t you say you wanted to live taking the risk?a34fd44cad5564f0

Shavonne didn’t know if he was dealing with a grumpy kid or a famous doctor with virtues and skills. Shavonne crumpled his face.7613d482b7b98a31

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― You’re really… childish.a88adcb776649d55

Dr. Fawkes didn’t seem to care.543b512a267f4b93

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― Childish, huh. You’re the only one who can make me so childish.cfe714c3f6b53ffc

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.fc61d682fc350598

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The apartment 47e5a5be5b building was c95d42648c as cold 9dc709443b as the 59b74168dc streets. His face was numb 870848a04b as if it had c4046158f0 been cut with a dbfd6a6f8b knife, and every time 4c2f12f5cf he breathed, a white e9bd2eea31 breath poured out. Footsteps across the 75882d2bd1 apartment lobby, up 70884d28b1 the stairs, and 633e60100c through the hallway c2f9cd7f04 resonated loudly.e260eea2064b1bce

And then, Shavonne faced 5740b28d3c Lewellyn, who was crouching dd68e10ac0 between doors 302 and 523f3b26b2 303.1aaf9fd92941132a

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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.561ecfa84130ffa9

“Mr. Shavonne!” He greeted Shavonne. In other words, he blocked Shavonne’s way, rather than just being face to face.cf1478298b6cf76d

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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…ff27da1890755cf7

“…Were you waiting for me?”b38b13673ce3b13d

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He tried to stretch his face but he couldn’t as his face was stiff.c92ace4d47cd45d4

Lewellyn then replied 4eec7de711 with the welcoming 2d1df1a5d1 face remaining the 816268ac43 same.5587d6af06cb05d1

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“Yes!”a1e020eb53fdd7b8

Everyone is bad.6392b6eb3a593ea9

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The only difference b4a53d1db9 is whether they 8aabe3471a are bad to 37061b83c8 you or not.2496de75a56f7926

The voice of Dr. Fawkes whispered in b379d40cc2 his ears.004575afef2e78d9

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You didn’t wait here to kill me, did you…?c665d1ad924018c4

Shavonne managed 73574d3d3e to shake 2e4bbb6f23 off the 702e70c523 ominous thought d2f0fe2657 in his 28973b1575 head.fc78a3d946b2f947

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He asked in a dry and hazy voice. “…Why?”ae9fb9ca20e9259c

“Why do you think?”d11420f4010acb0e

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He didn’t think Lewellyn would say, ‘I’m going to kill you,’ but it was an unexpected reaction anyway.899ae287775b3f2f

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.6732bb056c164bc2

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“If you don’t have any business with me, I’ll go first.”d9f2559d4e25ab24

But Lewellyn 052b5a7df2 seemed unwilling e96bbfb0de to let 60c0355259 Shavonne comfortably fd18bf4dbd enter Room 55750a1e81 303.14cb019b0fc512fd

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“Are you uncomfortable because I waited for you?”fa5f077cb4d8b67e

Shavonne stopped at the 0a389454fd question that Lewellyn suddenly c21c9f0e6e asked. The hand trying to 29a982bab0 catch and turn the cffbd344f3 door handle of No. 303 stopped too. Shavonne turned around 042cb23c12 and Lewellyn was 25ebc3f316 looking at him c43a3814d2 with his yellow 4f254375cb eyes that still c51fa62ef4 didn’t seem human.b9f813562a220ed9

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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?cf185f5955019a95

Shavonne swallowed the 07e311fa2f words in his a952ab76ba mouth with saliva a5b76462ee and answered.1dd2aa5c99da6aa6

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“Yes.”19a0be525397c7c9

His answer felt colder 2909ccb1fc at first glance because 1f8164f76b his voice was low, a77c9f059f but Lewellyn had still 26f08dc355 a bright smile on 4966bbd728 his face.68479566f6677a15

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“Great. That’s why I waited.”978d8ada38559410

“…”0c7ab94201269ce9

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Shavonne was ea3a3e3d7e at a 14072c1a98 loss for 628d79002a words. Having said f563036031 that, Lewellyn 773ab2cba1 added with 66565fd49d a smile.59826bb594e14e16

“It’s better to be uncomfortable than to be nothing.”929558758bfdd707

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He was still speechless… but it didn’t end there.144533f307ff18fb

“It’s cold. You need to go in.”1d942f73291e6d29

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And then he acted e3aace44c1 out of character,a97580ac81954a4a

“Ah, right, I had something to tell you, but I almost forgot again.”3da2e325b07a37f9

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And then he a8f9c8550b changed his mind 11ac88d52b and listened to 0f557f3d93 Shavonne.3388a9369a47d361

Don’t tell me that ‘I have something to tell you’…65bc0f8d112f1a9a

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Shavonne’s complexion turned pale. The cold texture of the candle came back to his grasp.5da703816f82c5ab

Lewellyn opened his mouth. He was smiling.f8364f5301ce3236

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“When would be good for the next dinner?”d50b995e8f136dbf

It was 2291f945a7 the dinner 765ebfa4b2 that he ff5d60b969 promised.e758f88e37ea937f

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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.6e63ef975cc2bcaa

Shavonne had 33eb7ac82f no choice 77f0a3aa99 but to 435b400db0 get caught 466c52991f up in 6917d59429 what Lewelyn 3b749d49c5 said with 0288f97af0 a playful 0688c9468e smile like e03ae89b88 a child.5e15b3dfa5ea5e31

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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.c5c0cbfe730c5f97

Shavonne breathed in relief and answered. No, he was going to answer. But Shavonne…b67f7c499222874a

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“That’s…”ac6fd387f1a56e97

Lewellyn talked first.0c58ce22c9201c9a

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“Are you busy?”73110481668d9133

He couldn’t b1ff998c52 say otherwise.3f94f55bec57ed06

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“Yes. Work is work…”8ccc25619ff36e72

“Is it hard?”c6a6bc707a0e7ce1

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“For sure.”1ee99f2d7f182dbd

That wasn’t a lie though. Ghostwriters, even if they were nameless writers, were treated poorly by the publishers, big or small ones.0d66497c2445160d

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“Won’t it be easier if I help you?”dc8990e36c8bb833

“Thank you very much, but this is a task that no one can help me with.”a706436e1192597c

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“Why don’t I clean up while Mr. Shavonne works?”9db1bc3481ed0db8

“…Clean up?”7b98a817f359acfe

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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.2ba62aedba63ef56

“Yes. Clean up. Do the laundry, and so on.”84168f7d289a48b6

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“Of course I know what cleaning means, but…”855fb9168dd931ec

“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’?”ef5363969449ff39

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One step, Lewellyn approached b6248d110e him.4ff03e14bfa9335c

“Why do you keep rejecting me?”ea91b4c9b7aec654

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Two steps, Lewellyn 8f1bc6076d approached him.8cde555e501940b5

“Why do you keep treating me like a child?”9e88587c1c0d5cb8

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Three steps, Lewellyn approached d15e70a9b7 him.aa2e4a68932a5e4d

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.b75a6233e4bb4ada

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“Are you making excuses because you don’t want to be with me?”ee5a1980ae549d2f

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.9bd70346024081c0

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“No.”2f5a944df6a13a1c

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.”0202d615f217b4d3

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Again. I got a47c5e2d6d involved again.f8ac687445fcfaf9

Fortunately, Shavonne wasn’t very helpless, even though he was involved. Shavonne also had its own countermeasures.13131c6f1f04511a

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“Let’s go to a restaurant this time.”dd0a6fcc923a459d

It was the suggestion 2a867e967e that Shavonne gave.ffc4138c595a3852

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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.8f4230fa1ee8a1ca

Shavonne was fearing that 6f208a477b Lewellyn would refuse going dbb5c4d9b8 to a restaurant because 2fcf6f457b it was expensive.cfc9643f65a5e9f7

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“Come empty-handed. It’s on me.”c3d69b9f57b5ff57

Lewellyn blinked.5cec1efcbde6357c

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“Mr. Shavonne?”7e41986a7dbdd90d

“Yes.”582c9c7c1bdfbcd9

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“It’s on you, Mr. Shavonne.”be4075b2b400d38a

Whether it was an insult or a worry… Shavonne said with a frown.6f62055d4d8b5ba5

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“I have enough money to buy us dinner.”32a7cfda4b3547f6

With an incredulous look on his face, Lewellyn (thankfully) didn’t say anything anymore.52aa6c681a2ba87a

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So the meal 56dbd69501 was set for 1026d8ab1c three days later. And throughout those three e31e444a31 days, Shavonne had to f6f02b8548 ask if there was 83eab6bb07 a cheap restaurant where 92c3354e81 he could eat for d3c54814a3 less than 3 ronas 4c3934a9ae per person.61728c7ae66c9ef4

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