MLCD Chapter 1.8

It’s not that 761c46ea06 Shavonne didn’t expect 47bfcbeadf that the door 8a1995443f of Room 303 e8e2a9a4b7 would be opened be3dba3d6f that night.875ba862f1a40531

Luck and unfortunate 0ec9bfe0e5 came together. Before he went to bf9e9081d3 bed, he was lucky 01c80e3bb9 to grab a boning 10e3e48563 knife before he laid 5ddfd8c6f5 down to sleep, and 8faea3102f it was unfortunate to 02803c21b8 put the boning knife 5e92afbc01 on the table seven ccaeae0165 steps away, not at 8fd80daf8e his bedside.553d3c6d2fbb6c6f

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He couldn’t see an inch ahead. Shavonne, who was imagining the table seven steps away with the boning knife on it, questioned himself.1db42352f0f69c7c

Why did 55e8f65e47 you put ef9ed21ab8 it on 2de14bee1d the table, db6dde5202 not at 777ade7913 the bedside? Why?9274d68ef4f318cf

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He wasn’t asking for an answer, but if he was, Shavonnee would have said, “I’m unlucky”. Shavonne felt like strangling himself.7db6d3b4dc0660b9

He had 0811778ff8 to deal 84936fa25d with it.964b8adbaab021c3

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But how?f2e0a659144b76c8

He didn’t even have time to think.63fbda0c44037d93

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Shavonne heard the door a6e1fc3e81 open. It was a low 446331c17f sound, but it could c61b89df87 be heard because the 812b2a9b57 house was very quiet.fbd412b60a9035d5

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You’ll think I’m sleeping because it’s night. You’ll come to the bed. You will.bef4c64ea78d94a2

Shavonne’s mind went blank.59e6bb6f5494c736

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Shavonne hurriedly hid under the bedside desk. It was a miracle to crawl without bumping into a desk or chair or making a sound. He wished for a second lucky incident… Shavonne looked over to the table five steps away and thought.128959dcb1274e75

It was only black until now, but now the outline of things is vaguely visible. It is distinguished what is the table, what is the knife, what is the wall and what is the floor. My eyes are slowly getting used to the darkness. Five steps, five steps… I think I can pick up the knife if I do well…caa93df08d72ad78

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Step.2edfd8d49e03c4db

He heard footsteps. Shavonne felt breathless.3f532b10534aba30

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Step.4202a4f5e0e8547f

He heard footsteps 4025319109 again.c9f35ac7032efa2a

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Step, step.4ef97c1c082cd2f1

It was 3abbb833f3 getting closer. Shavonne felt his hands 3f83a295c7 get wet in a 7c0e0b0b8b cold sweat.215cf727e02014fd

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Step, step, step.3b689f46dc35706e

The owner of 5c276b3da1 the footsteps was 74469ff131 approaching where Shavonne 4a1814d418 was.3f79a252d58cf22f

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Do you know that I’m here?1ab069f546bc457f

That’s what he thought, but it was only for a moment. As he expected. They went to bed because they thought Shavonne was sleeping. The blanket on the bed was rolled up as if there was a person.5bc9a4e96d1ae40e

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But only it f8b8abfcef was just a 99baadae9d trick. As soon as the 1f708fb25d blanket was lifted, the a79194681f intruder would know that 9b4d0101ac Shavonne wasn’t there and 818328eee9 they would search around.d491cdb5db831c8d

Checking the desk c5e1018e17 next to the 9d5f232a49 bed is really 13b07fbe1f obvious as it 1a1a22db66 was obvious that 7f712488b2 Shavonne will be f4ae2ae822 caught.f0fcec494d307636

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Shavonne quickly measured the distance between the table, the bed, and the intruder. He didn’t want to, but there was no other way. Shavonne closed his eyes to do his method. He needed to take the chance because there wouldn’t be another opportunity.7e15fc3529117e16

Shavonne escaped under the desk while the intruder stepped on the blanket of the bed. At the same time, he lifted the chair and slammed the silhouette on the back. The wooden chair’s legs were broken with a dull sound. Taking advantage of the intruder’s groaning, Shavonne threw the chair and hurriedly turned to the table. The blade of the boning knife was shining on the table.f6713dbb0411e4bc

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But something hit Shavonne before Shavonne even made one step. It was the body of the intruder. Shavonne had been defeated by a body that weighed more and crushed him. His head hit the floor. It was fortunate that it was a wooden floor, because if it was a stone floor, his head would have been broken. But he couldn’t afford to be a crybaby now.76322e4fc7c401e5

Shavonne bit the intruder. He didn’t know exactly where because it was dark, but he probably bit their arm. The intruder screamed back. Shavonne pushed the intruder and snatched the table’s boning knife.37aabc59ce37cdce

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However, the intruder smashed Shavonne’s arm and the boning knife bounced off. Everything went to the starting point.3c61718cbd3e201d

Shavonne tried to run to pick up the boning knife, but the intruder grabbed Shavonne’s hair and pulled it. It hurt incomparably compared to when Shavonne just hit his head on the floor. He couldn’t get up even though he kept repeating to himself that he had to get up.1ba0804bd7232c13

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One step, two steps… heavy footsteps were near Shavonne’s ears. The sound was heard on the wooden floor. The black silhouette was slowly getting closer.2e87886ea5d692ae

I have to bbdfd3da40 get up.cf60acb9b040975c

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It was the moment 4311408b76 when he was trying 83b98b78c6 to get power.04479238eab0e151

“You said that you regret it.”3cca2243b8852745

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It was a familiar 7687391c81 voice.165083652fab032d

“You said you missed me, you did, then why…”0d4dcf97a888c543

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August Basch. He was Shavonne’s ex.e5a9b47025d9b948

August was holding the boning knife. What Shavonne prepared to protect himself was aimed at Shavonne’s neck now. Shavonne thought that he’d miss because of the fact that August, a right-handed man, was holding a knife with his left hand, and that his right arm was drooping like a dead animal.32970f7ce2d21d6e

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“Shavonne, why did you lie, why…”63febc81da171c96

August raised his hand. The blade of the boning knife he was holding shined brightly. Shavonne closed his eyes tightly. He couldn’t help it. Like anyone, Shavonne wasn’t strong enough to face his end.fdaa9479b84ed80a

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But the next moment, what Shavonne heard wasn’t the sound of a blade digging into his flesh. It was the sound of the blade falling on the floor.0c46546d22853cb9

Shavonne opened 74e08161bd his eyes. He saw it. The person standing 5737482832 behind the fallen 95b2dbea21 knife, the light, 3c91caa46d the falling August, 678f06a6e6 and the person eb42a264dc standing behind August.fb0f2b74c6960f8e

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“If you opened the door, you should have kept it closed, Mr. Basch.”8874b5cce40b63a0

Sigh, I wanted to 548f3153e3 remain pacifiste14ded2da335daa4

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, said the a84314ab7f sighing voice that 9cb41bb153 belonged to none 712126789d other than Lewellyn.481409240558173e

August Basch didn’t move at all as he collapsed. The back of his head looked black in the dark. Shavonne couldn’t take his eyes off August.a7b9b0aa426d8488

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Lewellyn slowly passed by August and reached out Shavonne’s hand to grab him and get him up, but he looked at Shavonne, who didn’t hold his hand, and said, “Shavonne?”.974e69111effdfef

Shavonne trembled even though he tried not to. Shavonne tried to speak, but he couldn’t get his voice out. His mouth was dry and his voice seemed to be gone. That’s why it took more work to open his mouth than usual.8bd2e9038c44d8a0

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“D-Did you kill him?”c67d90e9a982eb40

He regretted it as soon as he spoke. Shavonne thought he shouldn’t have asked, he should have pretended to pass out, but it was too late.a03991f954df7633

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Lewellyn was a murderer. Not just a c51bcbd306 murderer, but a 180bedd60c devilish murderer. If a bceb5269e0 murderer simply 261bf2a61e meant a 584b3ad604 person who 3a3533429b killed a 29290c5b6d person, a 5191a64520 devilish murderer 04424c367c was different. It meant a 2d8d161113 person who killed 5833c8e4fb people recklessly and 4a3bbc1af6 was someone who 635945b1f6 had no qualms c001cf46f8 about killing people.0552a5604cf5cd44

‘Did you 6a8f9f107b kill him?’22942aa693a4d01b

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He had, of course. Shavonne wanted to slap 52cde5900a himself in the face c4660d7e5c for asking a dumb 0b5f50443b question.97f15a036e53d0be

He got 0d06c24a15 a natural 754d23ed7a answer.e23c9d0d51ab11b7

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“I didn’t.”71ae18c4c87fa20a

…What did you say?88446c4133246ecf

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“Your imagination is more savage than it looks.”188aa2c2f5a3ed17

Shavonne, who was convinced that the answer was that he did, couldn’t contain his bewilderment.fd0c3bd84a2c2b50

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He didn’t kill him?7d687184e2379caf

Whether Shavonne was puzzled or not, Lewellyn didn’t care.32ff9fb44920887d

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“Excuse me.” He grabbed Shavonne’s hand and pulled him up.2fce362ab0907abd

It was fortunate if what Lewellyn said was true. August’s death meant that Shavonne was neither with a dead body nor at the scene of a murder.83999febf6498914

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But, was a5057a6ea6 that the fb753c69a9 truth?e169986d3f6c061c

Shavonne glanced down at August. August’s silhouette laid motionless in the dark.ffc9a87ec3d3f702

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Is he breathing, or…dae8269c64f06181

Nervous, Shavonne 401f1c16d9 swallowed saliva. The gulp made dc40dd4078 my throat hurt.602892e12c1425b5

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If he 701e710947 looked at 8446941f69 his pulse, b56b190e9b he would c726e845bf know the 123f1238be answer, but d5247bb224 he was 45ad256fcb reluctant to f3a07ea022 touch it.bc011f066175cb23

Of course he’s alive. There’s no way he’s not. But if there’s even one that he isn’t…68ef02b6766b6680

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Like almost everyone, Shavonnee didn’t want to touch a dead body36bea4362da9ec3e

“Did you really not kill him?”717db9303dc48dc4

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Shavonne asked, cautious.39c3b8a0b02084fa

“Of course. No one gets beaten to death just for one finger flick.”73e2a72eca8bf5cd

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“Why do you call it a finger flick if you punched him?”473c0f6e0cd62662

“By the way, this guy will wake up in an hour. What should I do?”d6d6a1168e588d37

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Pretending he didn’t hear that, Lewellyn talked. For a moment, Shavonne noticed how Lewellyn mentioned him.f5bfb8cdb0ceb54c

“Do you know August?”ccc2924a9b6b4a9e

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“August?”0dc02d2993e662c9

Lewellyn opened ecb9fd3cf9 his eyes e793458b9c wide as 075fa48ace if he 7ec1231970 had never 88bb2f00c8 heard that 27bbfc0f49 name before. Shavonne was puzzled. He had heard Lewellyn 59ef50a7d3 say to him that 672f47b4e3 if he opened the c5cc5e7292 door, he should have f73d33ff86 closed it, Mr. Basch. Did he dfeec6b1ee hear wrong?0e39f7005212f900

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Didn’t you say ‘Mr. Basch’ earlier?”a61fe2bf38e415e4

“Is this man August Basch? Or Basch August?”facf56afea720ac2

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It seemed like Lewellyn really didn’t know. Shavonne thought he had heard it wrong and turned it over. The problem to be solved right now wasn’t whether Lewellyn knew August or not. Shavonne needed to deal with August. When Shavonne looked down at August with a serious face, Lewellyn suggested a plan as if he had noticed what Shavonne’s concerns were. The problem was that the measures weren’t very ethical.e21a2ad7b68c1568

“Should I hand him to a circus, or should I sell him to a salmon fishing boat? I heard there’s a large factory slave these days.”66c04d178dc0bb12

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“I’m against human trafficking.”161b863c9b236da1

“Why? You’ll make money by selling him and that way you take care of it. That’s killing two birds with one stone.”8c44327029fb88ab

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Shavonne had no 74549ccd36 idea whether it 73d28b6fa6 was a joke 205a9d916e or not. Lewellyn stared at Shavonne a32f33daa9 and asked while yellow a5e325a793 eyes shone.2214dfa4e4b84b16

“You’re not trying to hand him over to the police, are you?”9138d4087c458033

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But he 235bfda7d1 was right.09844d6b71737d08

“What’s there aside from the police? Nothing.”ee7570099a29e41a

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The police weren’t trustworthy. Shavonne remembered when a reporter was assaulted by the accused because the police didn’t protect him. They didn’t protect him because they liked his words, but when they revealed the identity of the reporter to the accused, it caused a crime. The accused kicked, slapped, beat, and cut the face of the reporter with a knife.bb9ba4da457a7e8c

Shavonne hoped August 032b130595 would change his 805916e856 mind with that a868946a77 punishment and erase 30bf95e140 his malice toward 26c321fb78 Shavonne, but it 3ae483b288 was unlikely. He could try to e2c2d0da63 hurt Shavonne in spite 90d2579446 of evil. Lewellyn opened 54abb8e464 his mouth 37eaef7fc4 as Shavonne 0d81b4a3b0 was contemplating.0b7329fe9c6be305

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“You have no idea what to do, right?”6d766198aff47460

Don’t you see it?72d4eba5f1d0911f

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Shavonne grumbled be34c761aa and answered, c58f5eb43b stifling his 2a769eedd5 desire to a098ab9d54 answer.291105d270e31799

“Right.”c31eef6daf94bed5

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“I know.”3c87c04e7579c587

Shavonne turned 85335a7d6c his head 3ed60ecb39 and looked c567d63ac9 at Lewellyn. Lewellyn was smiling b2f93a06eb brightly.03ca3f7cd2889be5

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“Leave it to me.”8b53860748bc8c2a

Shavonne was tempted. However, it 2d894305d9 took quite fff1f7befe some time af558fbb1a to make 922841cf21 up his 49e34aab04 mind. This was because eb075994f7 there was a 445a692a59 conflict between the ac3a7eb605 original intention to e357626197 transfer responsibility and b0079d176b the conscience to 19810ab47b take responsibility.474e2c2c7c926cfa

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“Alright, but before that.”cb167731e2997f89

Shavonne started talking. He was going to 7cc107874e confirm two facts from 54c062d36e Lewellyn before he left 24576ac569 him August.957e1011c13d964a

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“Don’t kill him.”3db5a916bcbfee55

“You’re cruel! Do I look like a devil murderer to you, Shavonne?”04a7697144275a5b

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That’s right.e5776dbe669e52d6

“Don’t sell him.”f003a2c13a6137ae

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“I won’t. I’m rich, unlike Mr. Shavonne, so I don’t need that kind of dump change.”8d7f562086f8181c

It was before Lewellyn took August out (August looked closer to be a thing than a human, so perhaps the expression “taking out” was accurate) that Shavonne, who was staring at August’s back, suddenly opened his mouth. “Wait a minute.” He approached August. Shavonne punched August’s face before Lewellyn stopped him.31f150f317a0d79d

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“You bastard.”b1a13655d0e79bb4

Shavonne spitted it out. August didn’t wake up. That was the end of Shavonne and August.8a8c3fd9a5fa01c8

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That’s how Shavonne’s daily life came back. He ate bread and cheese in the morning, read Newell’s love letter at lunch, and visited the post office, grocery store, and market in the evening. There was no letter cropped from newspapers. Neither the door plate was crooked nor broken, nor the house was cleaned while Shavonne was away. The stalker disappeared and all the problems that stained Shavonne’s life with suffering disappeared.8b8c0851111cf386

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Except for one 69ad2f8eb7 thing.37b8a2cdc18ee5f7

“…It’s morning.”1bc0a4aab5ac3316

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Early spring. It was the end e3a39777d4 of February when the 0d0b026d81 sun was pouring from 3a7081cdd8 the clear sky without cc0676f591 a single cloud to a15ebfb7fd be seen. Shavonne greeted him like 8b1667b394 that because she felt 66fe331be3 awkward to say‘good’ morning. Lewellyn was sitting 5ca18d375d in the stairwell af270d2d39 of the apartment 873334dcba building, peeling the d562dfdb15 onions and raised ce93c7af22 his head to 64a022fc41 look at Shavonne. Soon after, he 4f8d189a8b smiled and said aa64845e00 greeted him.b8c3fff8423055e0

“Yes. It’s morning.”136991de3a92bbe9

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“…”1835c82effdc436a

Shavonne felt desperate that he wasn’t good at speaking. To get to the point, he had to put forward an introduction, but there was no introduction to talk about. He looked at Lewellyn, at the floor of the hallway of the apartment, and then at the ceiling.fcfd171ca001aae8

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“You were peeling them in front of my house the other day so why are you here again?”33e9c7d47d332f54

It was just a thought, but when he said it, it sounded like a quarrel. Shavonne tried to patch it up, but Lewellyn’s answer was first.249f1af8285e1b40

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“I crave attention.”3dd68fd72a9ef2d1

“If you want attention, you should have gone to Bunch Square, not here. Everyone is busy so they won’t even look at you.”20f558c66c738aa0

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In response, Lewellyn reacted cc25b89922 unexpectedly.032448657008ab96

“What about you, Shavonne?”e705a8832af2faf0

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“What?”0d5767f74ae7da80

“Why do you care and look at me?”6bcb4fa7b393872d

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His face was cb5b71d570 looking up. Lewellyn once 0a39bf5dab said that 94ffeb8f57 Shavonne turned b3daeebbd1 soft when a2b23b782f seeing a 98db5c1b47 crying face 9188347d5b and that 0b04fdb13e was true. Shavonne was 1194a294c6 weak in aaa188da2c both crying 820ff4e369 and smiling ba2d611b68 faces. Maybe it f578b2ccb2 was because 400a9ffc5a the face b7ac332b5a was handsome, 4adebb4d10 but anyway.f3261e41a1ac951d

“I’ve been busy too, but things have been looking up recently.”1e47bb045db8b11d

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Shavonne shrugged 32f5cdcb9b his shoulders.04db7795dbe94137

It’s all thanks to the stalker’s disappearance, he thought ec53d9210e but didn’t say.4fd263beb4e6a99a

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Neither Shavonne nor Lewellyn spoke of the stalker after ‘that day’. They refrained from mentioning anything related to the stalker, such as door plate, mailbox, and August when he was his lover. It was the tacit rule established between Shavonne and Lewellyn to act as if there were no stalkers from the beginning.dfd4b5faeeeb873e

This was enough to complete the introduction. It was Shavonne’s turn to get to the point, but strangely he couldn’t say anything. Of course, it was probably because he had never said it in my 29 years.ae9cac2918c3f673

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“Uhm…”, “Oh…”, “Ex…”, and Shavonne vaguely blurted his words. Lewellyn patiently (or to tease Shavonne) repeated, “Uhm?”, “Oh?”, and ” Ex?”.a2ee108972beb614

But then…b67c1654bb1a64cd

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“I’ll help you peel onions.”09d9ee8c5b781806

It was difficult. Without getting to the 85935fc1a5 point, Shavonne peeled onions dafb7fe433 all day. He tried to talk, b629db40d5 but he felt like 06c92230f6 my mouth kept ticking. No word could be 04a2877643 let out while he 5fdc58cb1c was peeling.51772d2560451d8e

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Three days 90a239d75b passed like ed89e07eb9 that. On his e0ba9b1314 way back b3681560aa to Room 3dd1463b59 303, Shavonne 51239680ed vowed.06a2a1a8ea6c01c9

Tomorrow will 5aa6a0c215 be different. No, it has 54328b8b03 to be different.0b1b96e4fd1a1bef

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The next 9c321f655b morning, Shavonne e6e3c3c570 found Lewellyn. Lewellyn was the same 306ec87837 as last time, he f67b0d0f87 was sitting on the bd51793124 stairs of an apartment 72b2f17780 peeling onions, it was e176692931 early spring, and it f777ed3bac was late February when 6c52ed7973 the sun was shining d0e4e256d4 in the clear sky d17d04365d without a single cloud. The difference 87709dacd4 was Shavonne, eb65e2389e who had f907db8a4e drunk two 23733fda23 and a 49b7edc2f4 half bottles 9cc17d51ae of gin.19eb49604f8e700e

“Mr. Lewellyn.”9a8feeb2905e1fcd

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Shavonne’s cheeks were red with drunkenness.53d825e2fa375356

“Let’s have dinner together.”cffb2a24a0054541

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Shavonne knew. The fact that Lewellyn might be a murderer. But even so, Lewellyn saved Shavonne from August. If it weren’t for Lewellyn, Shavonne would have already been dead or severely injured.1686e1ffc52fa3e3

Everyone is bad. It’s just a difference whether it’s bad for me or not.5314bf3de97acde3

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Lewellyn thought.32b0142766755ebe

Oh, really, I 64f6842580 wish Shavonne would 3d7a858598 be drunk all a873187f17 the time.4606484dc7dd3616

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The spring 0760338ef4 had been f5dc2539a8 wandering around f062d96fbd the window 8b152c4835 of the 8b7e501fe4 apartment since 8b7c631e63 Friday morning, bae43e3e6d covering the 51c4f4e0dd world with 3a75383e0c apricot light f164e36a49 at 5 c87aee8dd7 p.m., near d38c95ee10 the time 56f9a6d80d of the 12d7984cb1 promised dinner 47f1b8b564 with Lewellyn. The smell of flowers 561a68e2cb was strong, and the 7107c1f024 sound of grass bugs a26c8d5519 was small but clear bacc3e02d0 from the large tree d531d4d45b near the apartment building.d410ee56a43b49cd

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It was f2369f1878 a warm 4f9fb73cd9 day. The windows of Room 774bd49db6 303 were open and caf2e5c271 the curtains were wet. Through the open cc3f0486f8 window came a fd26830a41 savory smell of c525aea79f baked bread and 95a8a55a3a the sweet smell b8053b5a9f of fresh cheese. Of course, the light 576df74a7d spiciness of onions could fdc903c2e7 also be smelled.8d3d131eb240140e

Will Lewellyn like it?b088aeb74380ebe0

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Thinking, Shavonne, 091853da39 who was fc62f78a9f mixing onions 71e73b4945 in the 4674c04c18 dish, sighed.86f776cfeb3d4a0c

He’ll probably eat it because I put onions in it.f1c647969d15a238

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Shavonne knew the fact that it was polite to serve a formal dinner when you invite someone. He didn’t intend to screw it up, so he tried, but Shavonne couldn’t serve a formal dinner. No, it may be an accurate expression to say that it was impossible for him to serve a formal dinner.6158322db35c6482

Everything was good. It was until Shavonne, who used to eat only bread, cheese and cheap tea, went to the grocery store and looked up the ingredients. The problem was that Shavonne’s cooking skills were poor. In a way, it was natural. How excellent could Shavonne be at cooking after eating only bread, cheese, and cheap tea for his entire life?7e3e08d3724a85d9

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Shavonne cooked a mess. The quiche was so bad that Lewellyb couldn’t say that it wasn’t bad even to be polite. It was so disgusting that if Shavonne had been the one to be treated, he would have had to turn the table upside down or suppress the urge to do so.6171d7c37cb3e375

Not only the quiche, but also the syllabud, curly broccoli cheese, and shrimp salad tasted and looked terrible. The pasty looked fine, but after tasting it… He was not sure. If he wanted to repay Lewellyn, that wasn’t the best method.3bf1b4ad0c0f4348

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It was already 4.30 43b83d4f81 p.m. when three-quarters of the 82c73fd81e ingredients were blown away 75fb92a997 like that. Shavonne had 518d2b7a7e to give c0c9be54a5 up his da071570bb desire to c141c4b3dd serve a 66300ac627 romantic dinner 39672040a1 because not 888ac6af12 a single 01b9c96b78 dish was c4cb884d63 made when d819ceb2a2 dinner was f168ebb903 just around dc2e1ea6a6 the corner.ac5309e859b14814

Shavonne’s choice was roast beef, a gravy pudding and cheese omelet. He took out the bread and cheese to fill the empty spots. He didn’t forget the jam he hadn’t touched since he bought it. The table became plausible. It looked shabby just at a first glance.4924bfaac88415f8

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In 29 years, Shavonne 771547bd03 had never invited anyone. Not even once.f36682bdf8cee97d

Shavonne had lived in an orphanage until he was nineteen. For the first 16 years, he was a student and for the next 3 years he was a chores worker. The orphanage wasn’t Shavonne’s home when he was a student or a worker. He couldn’t have invited anyone in such a situation.18ef092fbca6edd2

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After he 82fed30344 became independent, 4d509831d1 there was 908fc26327 another problem, b42a6a4616 which was bf0d56099a that Shavonne a1b0f9edbd had no 3c09288450 one to 1413ac60ab invite. A friend? For Shavonne, d2dfd70f4e a friend 798990529e meant only 523150ed7c Dr. Fawkes. Lover? Shavonne had a310554b34 dated for 003bb4de32 8 years b5d8b2ee27 a total 0fac239a9e of 29 04dd9fc6f5 people. It meant that f3b65d96e7 he met each c1a8e2195f lover for an bf0b6735c0 average of three bd41e411ca months. There was 2e3001c324 no love c490983c0c in particular.4f5bf69947caabe9

What Shavonne needed wasn’t a partner or a lover, but a person’s warmth. Shavonne barely exposed himself, except to give his home address for the purpose of communicating.f99052871a006530

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His lovers understood Shavonne. From the first lover to the 28th lover. August, the 29th lover, was “excessive”and did what he wanted. It was useless hating him.a99fa2039201825a

August visited Shavonne as he pleased. No matter what, he came into the house without permission and didn’t stop being rude (and often had quite forceful sex after that). August was an uninvited guest so it wasn’t wrong to say that Shavonne had never invited anyone in 29 years.576a9f75063a30a2

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So, this was the 9584fda41f first time he invited 94b776ef3a someone home.fe8e86a4a9d4f6ec

He knew, of course, that Lewellyn was probably a murderer. He knew better than anyone else. However, Lewellyn was his lifesaver, whether he was a gentleman, a ruffian, a manslaughter, habitual offender, family of the deceased or a murderer, that fact had not changed, and Shavonne wasn’t shameless enough not to thank his savior and not to apologize for his wrongdoings.a59d48fee4e28a78

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…Such a shitty mindset.988d552e6e730824

While thinking, Shavonne smiled helplessly. He wasn’t wrong. There was no dog that didn’t follow its owner, whether the owner was a gentleman or a ruffian, a manslaughter, habitual offender, family of the deceased or a murderer. The dog followed its owner because an owner is an owner, and there was no more reason than that.cdbd51b7f315dbb1

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Dogs had the same nature as humans*. Give me a meal, give a house, give love.* It wasn’t easy not to follow the existence of someone who protected your life. Even more if you were in a position to be left alone in the world without the existence of that someone.25a3586085e2c025

Anyone would do this.c236090e56ccc6f7

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Anyone.b11f651e7daa66fe

Anyone who 3a14c9c5f5 has wanted 0ba524b2e5 to invite dcabf3c437 someone for cf67c9b632 29 years 89ced822b6 but has ffc5402668 never been 76a95a873c able to.f069282e68c5f32a

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The sound of knocking 613d4dabce on the front door f7ea1fc16d when he was thinking a96a7a3b26 was heard.Tok, tok. Shavonne hurried to check 964c865687 his watch. 6 p.m. It was time for 57236620b5 the dinner he promised c25b958aa4 Lewellyn.6819becf4889260f

He could hear knocking again. Shavonne thought Lewellyn was a bit nervous while knocking, but he wasn’t. It was quite cheerful. If someone asked if he could distinguish nervousness from cheerfulness with a monotonous sound, Shavonne would reply that he was wrong, it was never monotonous.65560a10c8fc334e

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Tok, tok, 4ae1ac0020 tok, toktoktok, abb1febd43 toktoktok — the knock started with a slower rhythm – toktok, tok, toktoktok, 4781851dc5 tok, to a fast tempo. He slowed down then. Shavonne thought it was a familiar tune. It was a children’s song “Cous Cous”.efdf96ca91a8fdf0

Cous Cous. Because of the 7d6b0a6b7d director who was b5b4f8c1f1 particularly attached to 5d7c6e762f the song, Shavonne 0cca0703ba had to listen 81fe224d3b to it every 380cc2eedc day throughout his 1a2c6c7cc0 19 years in d6606b0996 an orphanage. The director 0e0b08f4b5 played the 40ae291d8b song every a6ef259afc morning and 7e9027f852 evening by a638d004f7 turning on c0cad6d383 the phonograph. Shavonne wanted 86591bc64c to break a1ef161943 the phonograph d68e22bc67 every morning adb41aea9f and evening. If only he had c8edf1191f had the money to c6fa3e72c8 pay for the phonograph, 36ac160570 he would have done 7469269780 so.489770668ad87a13

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“I’ll open it for you!” He headed to the front door, and the sound of knocking never stopped. Shavonne got on his nerves just by listening to <Cous Cous>. He couldn’t stand it anymore. “Stop with Cous Cous!”33c8e5cc0b71c089

When he shouted, the 8b37c9004f following reply came back 8f3114828c from beyond the front 31a561c8f8 door.7e2831959bf3473d

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“Then can I do <Yellow, Yellow, Yellow Squirrels>?”a46b78d82d5c53f6

Oh. Shavonne didn’t know if he was an adult man in his mid-twenties or a five-year-old kid. Shavonne opened the front door, crumpling his face to the point where he couldn’t do it more.7d6af87a4dd375bd

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“I’ll let you in even if you don’t rush me. Please stay sti…”fc9d2116e9ff3fec

Shavonne couldn’t finish his words. ‘Still’ got stuck in his throat before he could finish. Shavonne stared blankly at Lewellyn in front of Room 303, looking dumbfounded. Shavonne knew he would look like a dork, but he couldn’t take my eyes off him. Anyone who knows Lewellyn, as well as Shavonne, would have.1045dac644e657b3

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Unlike usual, Lewellyn was wearing a sleek suit and his hair was neatly combed. Like most poor citizens of Bunch, Shavonne has never dressed well because he didn’t have a chance to earn the money to buy a suit.fca369c6889c5c0d

But the only difference 1fafb680b7 between Shavonne and a b8e0995ede normal Bunch poor citizen 1625db8a98 was that Shavonne knew ba78dcb416 the standard of formal 2913869193 attire. Just as 54bac6bc75 an illiterate b90dea87d8 at a 8f80064924 school suddenly 5fc9fd85bf had a 8756c2ca82 work that 3718afe159 involved writing, d8b0d91336 Shavonne, who e10a2758ec ghostwrited an bc729caffb upper-class novels c4e6dae679 by John 9d740c4814 Gray or 32eb76cddd Adam Ayle, 475c6a0c11 also learned 208ef70400 clothing etiquette.45097426ab831b75

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He knew as soon as he saw it. Lewellyn’s suit was literally the norm in suits. The shirt, collars, rapels, the number of buttons, the width and length of the sleeves and cuffs… flawlessly perfect.59dc36227d8ab3ee

Whereas Shavonne …c45973e4e0a25e87

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“You… you have cleaned up nicely.”51744ddb30da0d6c

Shavonne’s mumbling voice was crestfallen. At least, it wasn’t incomprehensible. The subjectively ungainly clothes Shavonne wore and the objectively trashy dinner (a pudding made with meat broth, cheese omelet, bread, cheese, and jam he had never touched since he bought it) were on his mind.dcdb296cf11f6aa7

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“What are you talking about?” Lewellyn squinted. Unlike the dead appearance Shavonne had, Lewellyn looked alive.7859aaec23ae632e

Shavonne quietly let Lewellyn in. No, he was going to. But the moment he inadvertently passed Lewellyn, Shavonne couldn’t help but feel awkward.230d4c933a7c19f7

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“… Mr. Lewellyn.” Shavonne called him, but he wasn’t facing Lewellyn. Lewellyn looked back at Shavonne with a question mark on his head. Shavonne continued to talk, keeping his eye on Lewellyn. “S… Shake your hair.”1ab61d13267f8752

Only then did a roguish smile come to Lewellyn’s mouth.89b59219a69b925b

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“Why?”1f3b922743460449

“It’s burdensome.”14517a3a8e0a4e62

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“Because I’m so handsome?”7e495077e458bf1e

His voice didn’t hesitate to ask. Furthermore, Shavonne couldn’t find any hesitation on his face too. After sighing in his mind, Shavonne shut his mouth. He forgot that the more he talked to Lewellyn, the more he lost himself.dd2ccbfeb3c54926

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Lewellyn saw Shavonne shaking his head, but he didn’t give up, sticking to him and saying the last word.a4f67ca33b34ddcc

“Doesn’t the silence mean that I’m right? You feel uncomfortable because I’m so handsome, don’t you?”14611d923cc5602c

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“I do.”4034367b7a43258b

“How come you feel so burdened?”ab428444598e1581

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“You’re in Ira, so you don’t get along with the apartment feeling, that’s why I feel burdened so much that even if I was the one to ask you for dinner, I want you to walk three steps away from me.”a6be62419989ba35

It was worth paying back one by one for “how much” Shavonne was in debt with him. Lewellyn stepped back. One step, two steps, three steps. Just three steps, as Shavonne ordered. Only then did he respond to Shavonne’s request to tangle his hair.cd0dbcad1dffe4e1

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The problem was that it had unexpected consequences, and if Lewellyn’s cleanliness was awkwardly good, then such a mess was… Shavonne tried to stop thinking before he came up with an unbearable expression. This is 684b5f0f75 all due d89d7a8cc6 to being f58a277555 in abstinence 59e5106bee for too 7cacb5607a long.5a64a333c83963e9

All the way to the table, Shavonne was bothered by his home. He cleaned it up, but he started to notice some dirty parts he didn’t see while cleaning. Shavonne was worried about the stains, mold that can’t be covered, and dust on a bookshelf that he forgot to sweep away. He opened his mouth.cbf1d0ac8109ab24

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“I’m sorry.”cb00f196a6953cb6

“Why?” asked Lewellyn, who was following him three steps behind. It was a question that was hard to understand because Shavonne didn’t know if he was asking because he really didn’t know it or he was just pretending not to.4b073360803e332a

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“The house… it’s not that clean.”5ab58184e17464cd

“No, I like it because it’s different.” Lewellyn said. “It reminds me of a dungeon and a cave.” Shavonne couldn’t tell if he was just teasing or wanting to start a fight.4f2a6285a67c39c8

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Soon after, the table only had roast beef, pudding made with meat broth, cheese omelet, bread and cheese, and jam Shavonne had never touched since he bought it. When it was all ready, Shavonne thought it was a plausible table to look at, but now it doesn’t look like that at all. He would have rather offered only onions. His mind was filled with regret, but it was already too late to change it.224a147ef426d3af

“I’m sorry.”1f7327e6ae1d0750

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“Why?” asked Lewellyn, who was sitting at the table with a napkin. Again, it was a question that was hard to understand because Shavonne didn’t know if he was asking because he really didn’t know it or he was just pretending not to.ba04a322751cca77

“Dinner… it isn’t that great.”902782f3b0c81ed2

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“No, I like it because it’s different.” Lewellyn said. “It reminds me of a prisoner or a caveman.”fd4e5e6f40febfaa

Now Shavonne could see f546e8087c whether he was teasing f5d99b7a97 or starting a fight. It was both. He seemed c3fb9b46f8 to be b1b252bfac teasing, starting 667caea1e0 a fight, 86f934022e and teasing dd7d51262d again, but e0ac507d3f he thought 36732a1b64 that if a522ecedcc he counted b48767af00 the ratio, 882a7c76b4 it would c36d641349 be 7 8f05a17737 teasing and d571f67605 3 starting 1d93f4affd a fight.b5a80f0faa181bbe

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The meal was quieter than Shavonne thought. Of course, it was “more than he thought” but the first problem was that Lewellyn looked down at the fork and knife in his seat and rolled the knife around in the spare napkin. When asked what was wrong with him, Lewellyn explained as follows.181222b4a7791341

“I can’t touch the knife.” A soft laugh came to the mouth of Lewellyn, who added. “It’s too dangerous.”5f5dac2d7465b9a1

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The second problem was the fight. Even though it was a minor fight to the point of not getting hurt, a problem was a problem anyway. Lewelly tested Shavonne’s roast beef.49eee4313742f4a8

“It tastes like a stone fireplace.”5fb376dea83cd24d

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…that was the 3345e28d5c drawing line. Of course, a4cc8662d7 the next 61c80ced86 Shavonne said 030369bdae was.47c48506651cef04

“Have you ever tasted a stone fireplace?”a8a90f8827eda5b0

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What he fa1715df5d said started f6fa96bc93 a fire.dd9f582b1808018f

The third problem b458b3ddb0 was silence. As they were 5acd14359c eating the (even 8acd0960f3 if it tasted 001ed86737 like a stone eb5c7f83e6 fireplace) roast beef, 9723193543 pudding made with b57475878d meat broth, cheese e681fe539d omelet, bread,cheese, and 91b2b28045 the jam he 9d32b57570 had never touched 8d559747f7 since he bought 2b40071064 it, the silence 7bf47fb914 gradually increased.068131113085d23e

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It was a one-sided silence, though. While Lewellyn remained unchanged, Shavonne only nodded two or three times and didn’t open his mouth. For example…905903215e7f874c

“This pudding is delicious. It’s like a pudding made by the world’s best chef after 30 years of retirement.”44487608c1f5f816

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“…”c3d9359a4ba892bd

“This jam is for decoration, isn’t it? It seems like you’ve never touched it since you bought it and just left it in the cupboard.”e344456a687454a4

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“…”da2adac1d5f7b2ea

… He 6c4e69f30c was right.ae52f791b3ca595a

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He felt his chest heavy. Shavonne’s obsession with revealing his intentions after the meal was still wandering on his mind. Shavonne’s hand moving the spoon slowed down. The speed of emptying the bowl also slowed down.ae22d95d891e7115

Watching it, Lewellyn himself began to move his spoon slowly too. Eventually, it lost purpose and they were only stirring the bowl. Shavonne didn’t realize that Lewellyn was adjusting to the speed of his meal.3d807626f9905c66

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But nothing lasts forever, meal or silence. All the dishes on the table were empty now. Shavonne was looking down at the empty bowl when he thought that it should be easy, but thought it wasn’t. Lewellyn gazed leisurely at Shavonne, with his fingers interlaced on his knees. His eyes were yellow.77491bc8c21a5543

“Mr. Shavonne.”7ada9fc35861c6b5

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Lewellyn called him. Shavonne took his eyes 5c4aada60c off the bowl and 0abd7e0b43 raised his head.2b805ac94a405372

“Tell me.”f35881e00cf7af21

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It was night. It was 0e63f1364c black outside 4b18b07929 and the 7b3c41a934 house was 60356194e2 black and 0ce95273a8 blue. The only thing that 978b6113b8 illuminated the house was e172ca12a3 the gas light that b55d23cb8a Shavonne had turned on 4fb5914799 for the first time 3c44ec407f in a long time, 5b4f7baadd and the light was 8dfc2bf405 intermittently flickering, perhaps because 839bb64845 it was broken. Shavonne tried to e90631526b look at Lewellyn e10a391098 and opened his c4e4072e8c mouth.c245dba68b495109

“I’m sorry.”b553b4d316dd0840

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“Why? For the roast beef? Or for the pudding or the jam?”235337180fc8e855

Indeed, the taste 4038384596 of dinner made 330c7d8df2 him feel sorry. Lewellyn, who added 987a93ead5 that so loudly, 6c83c2d2fc had a straight df424fc719 face. Shavonne decided 599ddb4a10 not to 28141e36f2 take jokes 4d28627cb1 as a e973a25d2c joke because 40b230ae3c then he e19e6bf358 might miss 4db9ffebcf the chance 96a3c3feff to talk.3a725f84a2c6bb71

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“… I misunderstood you.”83cfcead43fde537

Lewellyn was 326934eb60 quiet for 8be42a146f the first 6dbd756168 time in 17975af1f3 a long 58fb46711f time, just 192388a106 looking at cabbc607b2 Shavonne with bd32dc30fd his sunken 8b78729c1e eyes. Shavonne wanted to let 104d1fa7c9 out the words he 1ee1474398 had prepared. These were words ed31b751ff that he carefully 4548f5bad1 chose, but when c7a8452c5f he said them 9573149de0 out of my 0808e2e865 mouth, he couldn’t 21536d8e09 stop.592948ae154d040c

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“I thought you were a stalker. I didn’t have proof, so I just decided to keep an eye on you, but then suddenly… you gave me a bunch of money, you gave me flowers, you gave me onions or lemon juice, so I was suspicious. So I ignored… no, I rejected them. Understand, everyone would do the same to a criminal. Oh, damn it. I’m sorry about it. I don’t like when people do me a favor. Everyone who did that tried to take advantage of me. I’m sorry. Thank you.”a041b88012d24c58

It was gibberish. It wasn’t clear whether it was delivered that Shavonne was sorry for his rudeness and that he was grateful for Lewellyn saving his life.c15f8893daf441ad

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“Damn it. You know what I want to say.” Shit, shit. Shavonne wanted to brush his hair, embarrassed. “Say that you do, please.”c16f10eeb41a03f1

“I know. Of course.”de638b906f112fe7

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Lewellyn smiled. Lewellyn was 163a9e666b a much 3cfe54a747 nicer person 74c2fbcb9e than Shavonne eeb9dde40d thought.f86db4e97841f4f8

“I wouldn’t have sent such a messy letter.”037346e35710a2b2

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“You’re right. You wouldn’t have sent such a messy letter. I guess I don’t have an eye for people. How can someone nice like you send…?”047739abf95f6e8f

Shavonne suddenly stopped talking.574fa11b2e3ada40

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Have I df23825dc3 ever shown b557081a88 him the 087fb1b0c5 letter from 1eae52c8e8 my stalker?cc1c85a174f5f949

“Mr. Shavonne.”1908a158cdda576c

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Lewellyn said. In the light 6b5100cb4e of the gas 09393d377c lamp, one face 0ec2b4cdad of Lewellyn looked 3e0df6564c bright and the 998b180d06 other looked dark. Shavonne felt a chill 613d396d99 in the back of 5d6f1b3613 his neck.f278311996f74cc5

“I said I didn’t send that dirty letter, not that I’m innocent.”bd4c169d4f79b002

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The intermittent gas 05a482dae7 light turned off. It was 491dcb291f all dark.ea1799fe64472c65

“You saw it.”eedb0e8ab77a8f4b

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Shavonne.a31d452e7f16f2bb

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Do you 793311a628 still have cb32718bd0 my candle?c11d45565e66bfd2

So, that’s when Shavonne started avoiding him.30733fb788137fc5

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— Good night.e88218ccf26e75a6

Good night, he had to say it to the closed door and back off. Right, he needed to set his mind to it, but he just stood around looking down at the door handle of Room 303 and couldn’t do it. The idea of whether Shavonne would let him in if the door was opened was wandering in Lewellyn’s head.66abc5c9760d88ab

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— Mr. Shavonne.14d30bc15f497628

He called in 365dea93a0 a low voice. There was no answer.b4364b969df5f3b2

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Shavonne.38243ca0712e4b41

There was no answer again. He knew what ‘his’ silence meant. He couldn’t help not knowing. His bloody eyes stared at the door without a single flicker. The white part was scarlet and his gold eyes shone.c1ad5692a89f4c71

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Lewellyn couldn’t even ask Shavonne why he was avoiding him. He couldn’t even greet him, let alone ask a question. Shavonne didn’t want to deal with him. All he could do was borrow Newell’s name and write “Why are you avoiding me?”. If Shavonne was tactful, he would notice that Newell and he were the same person. Even if he didn’t, he wouldn’t avoid Lewellyn because of the guilt he felt after reading the letter.f1ff7c13c65dbd2b

“Why are you avoiding me?” He meant to only write that sentence, but the problem was that what he was writing while being filled with emotions without realizing it. He scribbled out the letter. He didn’t care if the letter paper was torn or wrinkled. He couldn’t afford to care.b4a3a96bf37f0918

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Soon the letter was 6c21d968d6 fulled ofWhy are you aeb146f979 avoiding me? Why are you avoiding d01d5f3a4c me? Why are you 0f01155437 avoiding me? Why are you avoiding c267e37fa6 me? Why are 017821096c you avoiding 2d25060840 me?fcd2f0b2e16f02ef

Why are you 14ce9bae52 avoiding me? He checked the mailbox on his way back from sending the letter . Of course, not the mailbox of room 302 where he lived but of room 303 where Shavonne lived. He knew he was being impolite, but he didn’t care because he wasn’t very moral and didn’t intend to be a moral person.687df0114cc23dd0

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There was a letter in the mailbox of room 303. He was going to let it slide if he hadn’t looked at the surface of the envelope, but the name “friend” as the sender caught his eye.2b7ec2198e371ed1

Friend?5883c24db5cf44b1

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He couldn’t let it slide. He tore the letter open. He knew he was being impolite, but he didn’t care because he wasn’t very moral and didn’t intend to be a moral person. He only tried to check what Shavonne’s friend had sent him, and he had no intention of stealing it like a petty thief.5ac30c3ee54fdc9d

At least, until 440722506f he saw the c8f710713b letter.3b12914617011b8f

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“…”98ebff895c6272e8

The letter was blank. There were ea28f6a87e no words 7ea1fe70c8 cut from ccba0c80e7 the newspaper, 35fd0d34c5 no words 0455ea318f written in cb4fa6e461 ink. But the blank letter 1975859ec4 didn’t have a fake f914ea6f4e address as it usually 2a522be00d had, and something had 976bcf4324 dried up from the 9fb5d040a1 center of the letter aff2b4a863 paper. He could 2155bceb83 know without e7f436a331 looking closely. It was semen.0720283aa6fb490b

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His face 715ed813b1 hardened as 405df45890 he checked c4e9bc9784 the messy 80df6e90bd letter. He felt bitter. He should 2e8e18deea have hunted 7f708de4c2 this person 822db5c81f as soon 12847b2c83 as he e82072238e realized their 19adcc3a33 existence, but 0cfeb31e84 it was 32fdd0cc27 his mistake 3c478b0430 to overlook d0f4157cb1 the second-ranked“foreign substance”while putting 04c641056b his relationship f1a7f48e73 with Shavonne 82ac8dc500 first.5b2409a33ce11efa

He crumpled the letter in his grasp. The sound of the letter crushing under his grip was stiff. He was now like a petty thief, but he couldn’t help it. Even if he became a zombie, not a thief, he couldn’t let the letter with foreign substance fall into Shavonne’s hands.78c1fb25ccf95c31

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The chance to c08042ba80 catch him quickly 0f819f4886 came.4caf6473966f8dfe

The starting point 6d36c6c5f8 was that Shavonne 5921a62fc8 suddenly stopped going 67a6f3de93 out. After going through b40d6eb1a1 the management office, 5535ee750b he began to 68ab364443 visit key shops d480356c54 one by one b9c86e90d0 around the apartment 99bafff2ba buildings in Ira. He followed in the 0f458feb54 footsteps of Shavonne. He had followed him dd950fae53 before, so there was e4349c5b92 nothing new.b6a699199e9ec0c9

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He didn’t follow him as if he was his shadow. At least in a dictionary sense, he didn’t. However, the situation changed in less than ten minutes. He hid his presence. He hid his footsteps and breathing sound as if there had never been any in the first place. Now it followed the dictionary meaning.3f0aba5f1c4e63af

There was one more thing that changed. It was no longer Shavonne that he followed, but Shavonne’s ‘friend’.071a733b7eaad267

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“Friend.” That stalker who peeked through the door or mailed a semen letter and wrote “friend” in the sender’s column of the envelope.bbbd7b68293c2431

The prey crawled 2c9be5a927 on its own f307627b5c in front of c68348104b the hunter. A faint smile 8ce2da40f4 rose over his 02065b0fa1 hardened face. He was af303cff51 a hunter. He was born that 556a4271d7 way and grew up c4c49aaf40 that way, except in d71a23ffaf extremely exceptional cases.619603d6f6bf8d8e

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It wasn’t the hunter’s job to dispose of the prey immediately. That was what a butcher did. As always, impatience wasn’t the required skill for him. Hunting must be relaxed. If it wasn’t leisurely, it wasn’t hunting.73e8b46ec36443c3

Stalking a stalker was 8155de98b5 easier than hunting a a88d36fcba hound or killing a 3784819865 murderer. His skills were 63f6456807 outstanding, but stalkers 009f6ebf5b were also insignificant. At sunset, Shavonne was cdbb53cc25 leaving the store. As soon 920f0b9ebd as he d11aeba878 was caught, dfeb6c1002 the stalker add2c4567b ran off c10a42b498 across the a568889049 alley.89174dbe790b6031

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Lewellyn and Shavonne went after the stalker. It was an alley with discarded pieces of paper, cans, unidentifiable dirt, shards of glass, and mud. Mud was engraved on the soles of the stalker, Lewellyn and Shavonne’s shoes. Because Shavonne’s running was slow, there was no face-to-face encounter between the stalker and Shavonne.2bf152e470444514

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“You run really well. Nobody would think you’re an ordinary person.”358689ebe9b3a7ea

It was a dim alley that didn’t have a single light. The stalker, who was sitting on the side of the alley and holding his breath, flinched and hardened as if he had been struck by lightning. There was a strong sense of vigilance on the stalker’s face looking back at him.e89f8745abfbc448

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It’s not that he couldn’t guess who it was when he saw him from a distance, but Lewellyn became sure from a close distance. It was an incomparable sight, but the stalker didn’t seem to remember him. He only glanced up and down at Lewellyn like a stranger.7cdd46435b750fd3

“Don’t you remember? We’ve met.”35fcf1586fc99b2a

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He smiled. The stalker spoke 523d9598c0 with the vigilant 2eb5b79cb7 look still on 61b1fb81b2 his face.2e9c988e9e8edf11

“I don’t know.”84253e35176d886a

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“You know,” he replied, still with a smile on his face. His smile tilted as he tilted his head. “You guys broke up in front of me. You and Mr. Shavonne, the one you’re stalking again today.” He added nonchalantly. “Your relationship is shattered to the point where you can’t stick it together again.”ef6b40548048d8e2

Not sure, 54708f71df the stalker d6247375c7 questioned his b890234a83 relationship with d4e59698f7 Shavonne. Lewellyn decided 4149493b9a to answer 574554ab3f obediently. He had 034aa68585 a secret a252aebd69 intention, but d0f73bbf88 tried to e83e3cfc18 look mild 4cce1aa2a5 anyway.4595255ca2afcef6

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“Mr. Shavonne and I are close.”29f42099366fd16c

Very, very close.He eyesmiled.6eda199454974b41

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No sure, 15aa092133 the stalker 5a2e18a059 questioned how 0d48a87ab0 close they a9ee0bc386 were. He decided to 5bd0952870 give a soft bed613d996 answer. It was 0eff8881a0 a provocation, 4a646abc37 but it 7ec5764c52 seemed like 495a32f7ee a mild b53b527bb7 answer anyway.079e63662ce2a1f7

“I don’t know. You and Shavonne are sleeping under one roof?”38fb619598f0c13d

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He wasn’t wrong. Lewellyn and Shavonne were sleeping under the “one” roof of the Ira apartment house (divided into 302 and 303, respectively). Lewellyn thought he was only born with a handsome face (and this and that), but he was about to praise himself for being born with a natural talent as a demagogue too. The stalker attacked him. The stalker’s eyes were boiling with fierce jealousy.5d805ead7943a54f

At the moment, he didn’t know if the stalker was trying to choke him or grab him by the collar. But there was one thing that he knew.f82781200c63773a

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The next moment, 553ca9ebc8 the stalker plunged 405d476719 to his feet.dd6595d11412188d

The stalker fell and couldn’t move. He looked down at the stalker. Lewellyn didn’t mean to kill him. It wasn’t the hunter’s job to kill people recklessly. That was what a butcher did. As always, excessive suppression wasn’t the required skill for him.dfa4748edc9f7a10

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Wolf hunting takes place in Bunch every fall. It was a hunt that earned money and honor as it caught an object, but all hunters hunted only adult wolves. They didn’t catch the baby wolves and let them go.65cea56683fb4a1b

Of course, Lewellyn didn’t let them go. He amputated a baby wolf’s foot. It was just one foot. It didn’t matter whether it was the front foot, back foot, left foot or right foot. The purpose was so they weren’t a threat to people when they grow up. Unlike a wolf with all its limbs, a wolf without one was easy to subdue.0b19baf57854ecc4

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He thought.That also ca1460b159 applies to 4bab08f2ca people.ce92ce79f5b496da

“You know what?” He opened his mouth. “It’s going to hurt a little.”dd04738163e450fb

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A wolf e0f3138464 without a ba4dfdc447 limb or d5d003d876 a one-armed 6957ce1dd9 stalker. It was 620e1ce39c the same.0239810ee56340b7

The problem was 53d3a834b4 that the stalker 785e4156bc was desperate. He broke into 72e6c69e3d the apartment building e340cbbba4 in Ira with 03731c8c02 his broken right 2a2f9ef176 arm and attacked 8444d7f575 Shavonne. It was like a 5df4062164 wolf without a limb 42590657b4 trying to bite a 426daee69f person that approached.105d17ba635c4f8b

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Lewellyn couldn’t make head or tail of it. If he were him, he would retreat. Moving forward was like committing a blind suicide. The target he was attacking wouldn’t be Shavonne but Lewellyn, the one who broke his arm.c01361b588b2c978

But the stalker didn’t. He couldn’t tell what the stalker was thinking, how he felt, and what strategy he was planning. It was very difficult to understand ordinary people.fd0eb7493ce71617

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It was up to him to deal with the stalker. He was going to kill him, but Shavonne put a limit on him not to kill him. Lewellyn was thinking of human trafficking, but Shavonne imposed restrictions on human trafficking. That’s why it became more cumbersome to deal with than he thought in the first place.2cfb2946bfa8e907

The outskirts 9911d9b8be of South ac8b07ec2f Bunch were 47084f83ae deserted. Even more 1855ac5fea so at b71d6bc77d an ambitious fb78c6ab7f point of 6dbcdda96e view like e95c6463f8 now. It was night. The alley was dark 78d3aff2ae because the lights were 3f28ab0181 off and the sound ab275dbed3 of leaves scattering could 8ffc1c2cdc be heard whenever the e5ad8847ea wind blew.e2d79d784decb1e1

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The stalker didn’t wake up. The body lying on the floor was as still as a dead body. Sitting on the banks waiting for the stalker to wake up, he glanced down at his watch.a639c37c35f8ce69

2:29 am.991db3d395d0231a

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Lewellyn thought he would wake up in an hour, but since he couldn’t open his eyes even after an hour and 20 minutes, the stalker seemed to have poor physical strength.0f4ca8402b1d8a4e

It was quite some f6461d95e2 time later that the 07eebff2f6 stalker woke up. His eyelashes seemed e05a3a44e1 to tremble, and b85b8d9ad4 soon he opened de26dd91c1 his eyes.b0fb2929e39ac6d7

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“Hello.” Lewellyn said with a lovely voice. “I’m sorry to see you again.”68229bce4b423d89

Lewellyn rose from the riverside and walked to a stalker. The stalker tried to get up but couldn’t. He was cringed like a bug, either because he just woke up, or because I couldn’t use his right arm, but he repeated stretching. Meanwhile, Lewellyn had already arrived before the stalker’s eyes.0855489848b89002

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He sat down and raised the stalker’s chin with his fingertips to raise his head.6cb65a6c23d913b6

“I thought I warned you enough, but I guess I didn’t.”bc0fba6c0f282343

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He added. “Or maybe Mr. Basch ignored my warning.”7af23a8aab85f52a

The stalker looked up 6b9e16df0f at him. The focus was 5779b41931 slowly returning to 3fb4a32157 the blurry eyes. As soon as 2cc12fb9e2 the stalker came d5bd9e7765 to his senses, 0a45c85c70 what he said a778075a82 was somewhat out 82d83a4530 of his expectations.1ae11fe94312ece1

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“Sleeping under one roof with Shavonne… That was a lie, wasn’t it?”c4f82997987bee81

The stalker laughed. It was a ba239806f3 laugh that made b5e16b23d0 the viewer feel f9b3b7542d uncomfortable.0a72154ce715ab1c

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However, Lewellyn couldn’t break his pace with such provocation. He was calm and took it casually. “Of course. You didn’t think it was a lie?”cae3d1a6bdf39166

“You don’t have any relationship with Shavonne, were you?”c67898478fdf5b90

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As expected, he was calm. Lewellyn took it casually. “I don’t know. We’re going to be in a relationship soon, so I can’t say for sure.”25d94d40f5e90abe

“No. It’s never going to happen.”82017510e179c5c0

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The laughter started again after the stalker spoke. His lips dried up and Lewellyn could look into his gums. He couldn’t guess. Lewellyn, who had to be calm, who had to take it casually, would lose his temper at the next moment when the stalker added something.df128437173ebbdb

“Because Shavonne loves me.”c646683988318314

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Lewellyn stopped. Not only his body, but also the heart, blood flowing through blood vessels, memories, thoughts, and five senses seemed to have stopped. He couldn’t see anything and couldn’t hear anything. He didn’t feel anything. The moment was as long as an eternity, and…3a639a73b1d6671c

He slapped the stalker 2a70b261f8 on the cheek with 804804999b his hand supporting his 31ec19cf5c chin. It did not a82e4c04ca end at the 978e0a0105 level of bending 7e4e393e05 his head because e930e179b0 the hit was 2273afcf74 powerful. The stalker 72a413d22f turned round aa2fad47ad with a b2ae3c0a8e sound of 38cb1a7a08 a sound. He collapsed 9b49cf2c2c and crumbled 2940adfa49 and spat 5fb416e47c something out a0a9efb86a like throwing 453a5a4891 up. It was bloody saliva 0cf97efc0f and teeth. The teeth rolling on ff62d3ce11 the floor were white.e9a04a07c0caa63f

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Lewellyn approached. He stepped on the back of the stalker’s head. The dirt on the sole of the shoe scattered among the stalker’s hair. The stalker groaned but Lewellyn didn’t care.8abf48ba0ea81428

“He loves you?”55aef4135d803b94

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The face asking was baa0e83025 cold. The bright 4a9ecbb7b1 yellow eyes 361896699b were flickering 7476fca0b7 with strange 266f9721b4 light.3bfdeb6956b8025e

The stalker didn’t answer. It was a matter of course. The back of his head was trampled on, so his nose was covered on the ground. Rather than talking, he couldn’t even move his lips. The soil penetrated into his mouth, which was not closed or opened. The stalker’s expression was distorted.1f746528a1d66a14

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He kicked the stalker’s head. A peculiar dull sound sounded when he hit something hard. The stalker was knocked out. Blood ran down his forehead. It was indistinguishable because of the dark night. Lewellyn didn’t even look at him.c386ed6f572f4d4f

“Shavonne never loved you.”dc549378b8b0a747

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He grabbed the stalker’s hair and lifted it. The stalker couldn’t see him as he was busy spitting blood and dirt. It wasn’t until Lewellyn pulled his hair back that he could finally face him.2441b41434d8a19e

While Lewellyn was expressionless, the stalker’s expression was crumpled, as it was very painful to have his hair pulled, pulled back, and his head sharply bent. He looked down at the stalker. Lewellyn’s gaze felt like a stuffed animal in the shape of a person because there was no blinking that a person would have.d2432fad3dbda74d

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Soon, he opened ef2470c3e1 his mouth. A voice that aff2569407 sounded as if 24e8f04d38 chewing flowed through 6d39a077e0 the lips.52524420066c58fe

“You’re just a disposable toy.”8b9ada4075f16d9f

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There was no response a2ed6fe153 for a moment. His facial muscles 96f17284ff seemed to flinch, b2d34796fc and soon the d0ab99a904 stalker raised one 19457ccac2 side of his 2830922fdd mouth to smile.f867355c824d5ee0

“What about you?”edb245515c58f5cc

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It was an 9ffaa656a5 obvious sneer.a7102b17ac3f305c

“You think you’re anything different?”5c40c5e2181b03b3

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Lewellyn was a hunter. It wasn’t the hunter’s job to kill people recklessly. That was what the butcher did. He remembered that. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to endure it and would defy Shavonne’s request not to kill or traffic him.5bffb685cd795476

“Let’s wait and see.”4ce522138580ac62

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When he let go of his hair, the stalker was released. The stalker’s body fell to the floor helplessly, as if he had no room to recover himself. Lewellyn tried to break his leg so that he couldn’t run away.73777b378a1c3ddf

He looked over the stalker. Face, tongue, eyes, fingers and ears… Before he left the apartment, Shavonne told him not to kill or traffic him. That was all. He didn’t say anything about making him a cripple.a1b1ea5ff667fd91

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He unbuttoned his ec9b2fca78 sleeves and took f88615fa4c off his watch. He could vaguely 3c9fe1b78d see the hands f1e6a90573 of his watch, b17a28caba but it was 63abdf864a 3:27 a.m. There was still ac6cfaf692 time before dawn. Not bad.330b9e64fb1abdc2

“I don’t know if you’ll be able to see it.”343ef07147f1b31f

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As always, mercy wasn’t a skill he had.ac6ae02fe7eaac12

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