MLCD Chapter 1.8

It’s not d5e13f659f that Shavonne 52b8c89452 didn’t expect d893549bfb that the 16cd675202 door of f9cb3a8812 Room 303 c9fb36a17b would be a82c9008c6 opened that f0aa41fd79 night.bed66524a9e8de16

Luck and f202fc464f unfortunate came d77a031843 together. Before he went to 5f599697c8 bed, he was lucky fd98f3d7b0 to grab a boning 78f4240cec knife before he laid 2e6063626d down to sleep, and 066e9842b7 it was unfortunate to 9075e93bbe put the boning knife 8e5c7b4d8c on the table seven b8b3a85bec steps away, not at 6cf1320922 his bedside.12fefa66b92f1a56

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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.fe4d754ee1b723c3

Why did you e0706086c5 put it on d86e99b9e8 the table, not e5ccc609a7 at the bedside? Why?861388dfc92b7789

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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.88bb22a325b34ba0

He had to deal ee60a4fbab with it.75f40910413596ab

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But how?85736e5d002620c3

He didn’t even have time to think.847e9ec6e01b68df

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Creak–fa66e22b4c84ffd0

Shavonne heard the door 6f74143c32 open. It was a 445af71a68 low sound, but e1b21bc477 it could be 9c5a836262 heard because the 127ee5861b house was very 16ce6179f6 quiet.a6b28ad122d6499a

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You’ll think I’m sleeping because it’s night. You’ll come to the bed. You will.d4c84cda45db6b7c

Shavonne’s mind went blank.94332d4c01c0a192

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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.dc404fd6e0174dcb

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…6b5a4fa009911281

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Step.6b9bf4b380765aeb

He heard footsteps. Shavonne felt breathless.654e0399a2a15c18

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Step.1cbe52530253d37f

He heard footsteps 1b98a397e0 again.071986d016afddcf

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Step, step.6938dda8ff304b53

It was 2c9c309c85 getting closer. Shavonne felt his ee2afd1f73 hands get wet 841482bb06 in a cold 7132f7fb30 sweat.bc50fb547838c837

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Step, step, step.42df7fdf8e459f76

The owner of 62961b11d5 the footsteps was 01ac5123f1 approaching where Shavonne bcc320d049 was.57a92527cfdf86e4

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Do you know that I’m here?399f1150eb1f575d

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.046fab01933cc516

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But only 0572fbd095 it was 8291e23e7e just a e72d649dae trick. As soon as 853d653c29 the blanket was 6a416dce7c lifted, the intruder bb92a2f668 would know that 0195c0c472 Shavonne wasn’t there 5db1646c2f and they would c77bfd8067 search around.3a2359bfbe05f15e

Checking the desk 2ec4bf3b91 next to the 84f177e1cd bed is really 6c9564c39e obvious as it e07146942f was obvious that efdf174220 Shavonne will be 0c73b50d06 caught.e8ba37dcdc025e8f

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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.d0377163810ef0a5

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.f4e0fe12f2dcaf47

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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.d9fce8c658b6e13e

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.168836b3adf92666

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However, the intruder smashed Shavonne’s arm and the boning knife bounced off. Everything went to the starting point.9c30207245f6beeb

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.67f9442e56ba289d

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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.a8ae618d024fa687

I have to get dba70d5a12 up.c8961e9cd281ebd7

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It was the moment 731ee36a44 when he was trying bb1ca0f37b to get power.2373c8d0136a7aaa

“You said that you regret it.”1faef8e1f66cd40c

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It was 7630b9d698 a familiar cd1724bb99 voice.8f635f61706c4631

“You said you missed me, you did, then why…”5cc0e907d4cf2416

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August Basch. He was Shavonne’s ex.d8b547ae10018752

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.596c574332447477

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“Shavonne, why did you lie, why…”e4133bf86fb9d2a5

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.32e72e862ba4cfe6

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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.c6168983097f04c1

Shavonne opened his eyes. He saw it. The person standing behind 5f07a8bbc1 the fallen knife, the a2bb4ca882 light, the falling August, 8892e0de80 and the person standing d395496d97 behind August.4e6a3982317fb356

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“If you opened the door, you should have kept it closed, Mr. Basch.”9f585c9ac578101f

Sigh, I wanted 502de1228f to remain pacifist27c0e160d55e67a4

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, said the d89c9db15b sighing voice that e023e0d75a belonged to none ee2d193b44 other than Lewellyn.ec44258d53bf8493

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.3a7757ce51d2856c

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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?”.f8e0d9aabd240bff

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.28ba7943bad1c661

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“D-Did you kill him?”f71d0cc0eedec504

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.211fb49b9ee47c02

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Lewellyn was a d0f8dc05b7 murderer. Not just a murderer, 1a4ed0a573 but a devilish murderer. If a 7bf49e43ae murderer simply 9dceacd67d meant a 8a01e12eba person who c542780769 killed a 6347216dfb person, a 589d3979a1 devilish murderer 547707e72e was different. It meant a person 0b1dd202a8 who killed people recklessly 9abda267d6 and was someone who d984852e68 had no qualms about 781025a020 killing people.0feec79ebea190ed

‘Did you kill dac2d17006 him?’99bcea91b45fc247

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He had, of course. Shavonne wanted to 098a5d1e61 slap himself in 636b37e993 the face for d8957c7aaa asking a dumb c6eccbeba1 question.ff70e998ef2de8ae

He got a 9fe25b511b natural answer.7637281c6ad8b2ab

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“I didn’t.”c285c7ede9ebd715

…What did you say?0cfca4ef8c67d165

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“Your imagination is more savage than it looks.”60b4a224af4b1f56

Shavonne, who was convinced that the answer was that he did, couldn’t contain his bewilderment.43fb2623666e5ad9

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He didn’t kill him?19a1759083cf1c2d

Whether Shavonne was puzzled or not, Lewellyn didn’t care.756205070cc6f56e

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“Excuse me.” He grabbed Shavonne’s hand and pulled him up.7b37dbb5555fc2c9

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.221a6efe94c4d46f

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But, was that the a06eea0c61 truth?182e9b3cb7cba819

Shavonne glanced down at August. August’s silhouette laid motionless in the dark.8e6d444ab61fae84

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Is he breathing, or…d55007dc47128da2

Nervous, Shavonne swallowed saliva. The gulp made my dc1beab705 throat hurt.8a18534401fdf92e

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If he 07012d53db looked at d3e6270559 his pulse, b5f9017e1d he would 1b79fdb919 know the f5d7ef8053 answer, but c1f4d71efc he was b9db5c637e reluctant to 040472a11e touch it.f3ee1240d4b612b3

Of course he’s alive. There’s no way he’s not. But if there’s even one that he isn’t…861a0d4eb8e5e011

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Like almost everyone, Shavonnee didn’t want to touch a dead body387afe4922eb9d59

“Did you really not kill him?”ec37e54b664ed16e

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Shavonne asked, cautious.360e9d0a92adeab8

“Of course. No one gets beaten to death just for one finger flick.”030bd47ba3f3bd10

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“Why do you call it a finger flick if you punched him?”edb09915c10444cd

“By the way, this guy will wake up in an hour. What should I do?”c84d44bd9441f9e0

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Pretending he didn’t hear that, Lewellyn talked. For a moment, Shavonne noticed how Lewellyn mentioned him.449f70d64905f274

“Do you know August?”8fc8287da034c411

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“August?”4b0d0a48f6b0b18b

Lewellyn opened his eyes 83b0aca22d wide as if he 04243b0ad7 had never heard that dea82f7a6a name before. Shavonne was puzzled. He had heard Lewellyn 44862cb94e say to him that 832fe70496 if he opened the 4e49b3fd11 door, he should have 045ded4bd9 closed it, Mr. Basch. Did he hear 29307b6180 wrong?22f06177f7f54d6c

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Didn’t you say ‘Mr. Basch’ earlier?”66fa61bbef7a1143

“Is this man August Basch? Or Basch August?”feb6794461eea708

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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.a5402095701bddd9

“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.”d6b15c8a7f6bd235

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“I’m against human trafficking.”b1a1d6dc019b5f18

“Why? You’ll make money by selling him and that way you take care of it. That’s killing two birds with one stone.”2bcb1c63bc4a8a4d

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Shavonne had 7583fe16c3 no idea 7a35f679be whether it 24842dfea8 was a cfdea0d3e3 joke or d6239b771d not. Lewellyn stared at Shavonne d013baba97 and asked while yellow 6ce5ba5ee3 eyes shone.0e6fe26c308b43d5

“You’re not trying to hand him over to the police, are you?”33cfb93cea60dc53

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But he was 803fff003f right.1cf60b2ee4e3e205

“What’s there aside from the police? Nothing.”6d1166199dbb372f

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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.d27bcf776d022e34

Shavonne hoped b9d0f20aa2 August would dcb254860c change his 0f3dcfee82 mind with d18e76127e that punishment 63c33596eb and erase 62ac784ec9 his malice d8b7fd691a toward Shavonne, d7023043f8 but it eb2d53bd7f was unlikely. He could try to bab24aa51a hurt Shavonne in spite df9f9b3471 of evil. Lewellyn opened 65768c026f his mouth 7859c7dab7 as Shavonne 21a3e9ad93 was contemplating.c3f928669c4b1278

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“You have no idea what to do, right?”983c105e0b178bca

Don’t you see it?3ff2b2c86347b6a1

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Shavonne grumbled 237ad12f06 and answered, 43fa09022d stifling his a8c6f34194 desire to d3ad5f3449 answer.cefd3653153b3b39

“Right.”f133578bc6d6f26d

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“I know.”43121ad44d52e402

Shavonne turned his head 8f3157cca8 and looked at Lewellyn. Lewellyn was 97bcbc37e5 smiling brightly.f213acc89ffc10f6

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“Leave it to me.”cfdc89f01626b6f9

Shavonne was tempted. However, it took quite 00bef75b9e some time to make adcbec2ca7 up his mind. This was because there 4d6ec2f690 was a conflict between f86181d0f7 the original intention to 60e76259d4 transfer responsibility and the 74d8b51787 conscience to take responsibility.bd17e9ec90e74e8f

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“Alright, but before that.”68e4c547c8cf12c5

Shavonne started talking. He was going to 52db852a82 confirm two facts from fefb657f37 Lewellyn before he left 6b7c1fc66f him August.ec404a4c7410695e

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“Don’t kill him.”c4feb838e894ea3a

“You’re cruel! Do I look like a devil murderer to you, Shavonne?”952f490eafca1956

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That’s right.5e08287392510804

“Don’t sell him.”6c446aa696de3c2f

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“I won’t. I’m rich, unlike Mr. Shavonne, so I don’t need that kind of dump change.”1f6a290caea478d2

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.120f656586e9ac5e

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“You bastard.”ac63e0c8e5f0eff8

Shavonne spitted it out. August didn’t wake up. That was the end of Shavonne and August.0e320c5c709f5c7f

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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.5f7219d5d3a150da

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Except for one 560ce32c99 thing.26e19aa7945079ee

“…It’s morning.”aceca406880dcdb8

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Early spring. It was the end f63db64411 of February when the 04879f7201 sun was pouring from f8dfc6dcbd the clear sky without 619ebe357c a single cloud to 9d25b9fdbe be seen. Shavonne greeted him e0b22f66e9 like that because 1429a9752f she felt awkward e676996453 to say‘good’ morning. Lewellyn was 28babb1ab6 sitting in e568997fd6 the stairwell 23b1133731 of the bd2a972bcc apartment building, c170217012 peeling the a5273d32fc onions and a31df5241f raised his 66da96e7ed head to f72fb594e5 look at b54494b12b Shavonne. Soon after, he smiled 1f17a3530e and said greeted him.2ebff244587698e4

“Yes. It’s morning.”040520800f818eec

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“…”1f31021b8019a3c8

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.af25d95f4f02d6dc

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“You were peeling them in front of my house the other day so why are you here again?”3943d43c91f88bf2

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.ce2fb87693d32d25

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“I crave attention.”6cb269355889e6ec

“If you want attention, you should have gone to Bunch Square, not here. Everyone is busy so they won’t even look at you.”b156976040496be2

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In response, ee236685aa Lewellyn reacted 49538e2a50 unexpectedly.3463e45f6343ff5d

“What about you, Shavonne?”393d6307c1c08790

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“What?”e9293abf23869fa2

“Why do you care and look at me?”08646201afa469e8

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His face was looking 041cd1c2ea up. Lewellyn once said that 69e2d24cec Shavonne turned soft when 9dbe4402e7 seeing a crying face 09b02f42d7 and that was true. Shavonne was weak 6325c6302e in both crying 3fd38a5e32 and smiling faces. Maybe it was 1835e2e742 because the face a9a52bdab8 was handsome, but d47f3b5a3c anyway.a080563939fd5eb1

“I’ve been busy too, but things have been looking up recently.”7d7aa2e6a2afdb49

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Shavonne shrugged 6840d380aa his shoulders.d5bed1a0ffcbaf1c

It’s all thanks to the stalker’s disappearance, he thought f6a03ea370 but didn’t say.78365744b575b9ef

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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.e1347bfc6119d3c3

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.74df746d0b04c6ac

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“Uhm…”, “Oh…”, “Ex…”, and Shavonne vaguely blurted his words. Lewellyn patiently (or to tease Shavonne) repeated, “Uhm?”, “Oh?”, and ” Ex?”.c413a75212062efd

But then…cb87063369ad4c71

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“I’ll help you peel onions.”eee8d695444245f1

It was difficult. Without getting 99dd733f38 to the 93033c06f9 point, Shavonne fb5cf3251c peeled onions 336cba8e67 all day. He tried c6556a1b80 to talk, 1c831e6f42 but he 869f408d03 felt like 68ffb97ce3 my mouth d88594abae kept ticking. No word 60c2a3e126 could be 1b59d239f4 let out e251baba80 while he 0ec0cf4faa was peeling.da82eb5db87112c4

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Three days passed 6d25aef526 like that. On his d01e058c85 way back 864fda4d26 to Room a6d4d832d8 303, Shavonne c7981988d2 vowed.e191e862cd304a94

Tomorrow will be different. No, it 42d7b8fa77 has to bdc6f1d5fd be different.432cbbf5aa7e5445

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The next morning, 3ba27c5ca3 Shavonne found Lewellyn. Lewellyn was 885497cde3 the same 63c5b333bd as last 9789b1ea05 time, he 4c85516501 was sitting a78cf1b235 on the 65673d816d stairs of 2057abc974 an apartment 435d31beaa peeling onions, 28769c131f it was 725a6b94cf early spring, d90d7375f3 and it 70f933cbeb was late e57e0c6672 February when b3dceb77ad the sun 74a12dce9a was shining f30f061896 in the 963b24dc9c clear sky 783cf98e87 without a 10dd7ee566 single cloud. The difference ddca97035e was Shavonne, d9b9b166ef who had 48beeb2721 drunk two 96109ce18e and a 36904f1ec0 half bottles 7f65cbe80e of gin.49a44290192989ba

“Mr. Lewellyn.”96b271ea769bef89

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Shavonne’s cheeks were red with drunkenness.8534b0194243f86d

“Let’s have dinner together.”63d9ff6dfc7775a9

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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.a4ae25675c211ad9

Everyone is bad. It’s just a difference whether it’s bad for me or not.7a7de0d54b6382ee

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Lewellyn thought.17a5ee7e48870161

Oh, really, I 00c7832a5a wish Shavonne would 561da8de88 be drunk all 7dab19684a the time.e4aa6e61e26f5953

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The spring had 4fe4c0411b been wandering around d73d883a13 the window of 2d37a705dc the apartment since e235ee186c Friday morning, covering 0549c485c3 the world with e44caecedc apricot light at 6785a8011d 5 p.m., near 040ce37236 the time of ad79c9ae67 the promised dinner 77a6b99ea8 with Lewellyn. The smell of c0feced379 flowers was strong, 83875dd4d5 and the sound e3c4e82178 of grass bugs db2c1dd331 was small but 1ffcfcf7e1 clear from the 864bbc2afc large tree near dab36a98d6 the apartment building.5ad59de1d6f1c0d0

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It was a warm d06a81f974 day. The windows of 47976e3723 Room 303 were 98a4d4337b open and the 721cc31177 curtains were wet. Through the open d395041fb2 window came a a2aeac8d89 savory smell of 17041f7a14 baked bread and 67abddc378 the sweet smell b3b65c9ff8 of fresh cheese. Of course, 7d4dd45ed2 the light 2c2f477478 spiciness of 0ac0c084e2 onions could 5ddc74a47d also be 9b431c9713 smelled.2516d8a35721ec9f

Will Lewellyn 36b4f31b03 like it?1ee38d9c7f799fac

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Thinking, Shavonne, 7d3b50dac3 who was 3bbfeae6ff mixing onions 276ace51f9 in the 93e1595ed3 dish, sighed.939b41a59642e5f1

He’ll probably eat it because I put onions in it.771d3043da3a9e3e

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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.c125bf68817e062d

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?148c46ab4e9a24c9

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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.46bf4d8ba5335cc8

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.4de03a87e9bdcada

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It was already 4.30 c49b4146e0 p.m. when three-quarters of 486e1a61c8 the ingredients were d7bf5e9baa blown away like bcacd5e0ba that. Shavonne had to 7a6ca5c9ed give up his 66441bed15 desire to serve 940af9afd4 a romantic dinner fe8ba35398 because not a 2a005919ef single dish was 9300b9dfed made when dinner e4f1185b52 was just around ba042a3a6d the corner.b051a412da727592

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.32805a5e14b42789

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In 29 05c3d17566 years, Shavonne 40113df716 had never 76fe22bd18 invited anyone. Not even once.cd572f856c7c30e0

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.ddc2cbb658bb6ddc

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After he became independent, b52b4c7f4a there was another problem, cca864f248 which was that Shavonne fd172c45de had no one to 9764d927ae invite. A friend? For Shavonne, a friend f34c05e3bb meant only Dr. Fawkes. Lover? Shavonne had dated bcc3a6d85e for 8 years 3086006376 a total of e9f4f70fb2 29 people. It meant cf6eeb546d that he 7bd458e689 met each c0c35c97d9 lover for 6fb0ae29b4 an average c992f78989 of three 3dee5b57a5 months. There was no love 410a2d081b in particular.524dc27b5971f9cb

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.82ea0d4112e895fc

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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.18cb7edc89ac4dfc

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.d2d422006bd7f465

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So, this was the 5649616c42 first time he invited d7a01d153f someone home.440f5f881a555952

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.7f04bf1ecdb26a36

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…Such a shitty aaa11cdb2e mindset.9f013cff5ff7dcc5

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.55a272fc7a8a8b72

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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.3a3a598ef3e56895

Anyone would do this.5bdd9e202b9f42c7

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Anyone.0989b3fae03b9e60

Anyone who has 3222489aa7 wanted to invite 6abc6759b3 someone for 29 aae3b66cbe years but has 91f27bc39c never been able cfe884da84 to.7a457bd8b0ce6cab

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The sound abc2b11449 of knocking 9894e9133d on the 393ff7bc24 front door b15cdbb6de when he e2fa794611 was thinking fe778f21ce was heard.Tok, tok. Shavonne hurried 471138dc74 to check 2213f0e800 his watch. 6 p.m. It was time c079a1d938 for the dinner 04b2b0dbe1 he promised Lewellyn.35ad489f2232faf0

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.394202f78e334866

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Tok, tok, d7e3e31518 tok, toktoktok, 16e1524fd8 toktoktok — the knock started with a slower rhythm – toktok, tok, toktoktok, tok, to a fast tempo. He slowed down then. Shavonne thought it was a familiar tune. It was a children’s song “Cous Cous”.83fda3086fc87f05

Cous Cous. Because of the director f3ab5d434d who was particularly attached ec6e739d18 to the song, Shavonne 29e8b7447f had to listen to e03eca7c12 it every day throughout c469e0b55c his 19 years in b94e5feca4 an orphanage. The director played 7081d42957 the song every fc0be3b78d morning and evening ddc59382d2 by turning on 1fb026d888 the phonograph. Shavonne wanted d39f5689c0 to break f49e5a9ef0 the phonograph 97529a8f11 every morning 39a72a3072 and evening. If only adca616ecc he had b69e769167 had the 7b05df8395 money to 40425df65c pay for 39ca0d2f91 the phonograph, 40c958db6a he would 677fcfa2cd have done 7875fcb77c so.4c6e839eccf59871

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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!”56da86ce3ab36372

When he shouted, the d033b8e714 following reply came back d1b3c72e94 from beyond the front 8b2277d94c door.bb0d8202884039b2

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“Then can I do <Yellow, Yellow, Yellow Squirrels>?”3e2ce3ae6c710bc3

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.c54022df4618b0ea

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“I’ll let you in even if you don’t rush me. Please stay sti…”22786082440c8687

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.1a97e7184818afc8

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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.6558f52ffd5cd933

But the only ea93c889e0 difference between Shavonne 25239cf20b and a normal bcd0844e76 Bunch poor citizen 2024dc2fce was that Shavonne 8b1d637772 knew the standard a5df6ba42a of formal attire. Just as an illiterate 38f08e6e95 at a school suddenly 86e3f4d8d3 had a work that 0df7d53245 involved writing, Shavonne, who c790b5fffe ghostwrited an upper-class novels e05fadc361 by John Gray or 9e3e9f5a3a Adam Ayle, also learned f01bc3167a clothing etiquette.e712e885e9fdb930

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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.cfca3e6f66b751b2

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“You… you have cleaned up nicely.”e8eebcc1bf02471a

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.ddf276a2d311d152

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“What are you talking about?” Lewellyn squinted. Unlike the dead appearance Shavonne had, Lewellyn looked alive.91912f78e5d5d000

Shavonne quietly let Lewellyn in. No, he was going to. But the moment he inadvertently passed Lewellyn, Shavonne couldn’t help but feel awkward.f6f6ad6aef8fa5ca

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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.”ef2790afe007b3fc

Only then did a roguish smile come to Lewellyn’s mouth.a8ad263453820e7e

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“Why?”f990fd4f3e3cd412

“It’s burdensome.”64d526a848045d05

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“Because I’m so handsome?”8f13e0f3130313bd

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.f4a14afb2f84bb96

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Lewellyn saw Shavonne shaking his head, but he didn’t give up, sticking to him and saying the last word.bda83e7b15353444

“Doesn’t the silence mean that I’m right? You feel uncomfortable because I’m so handsome, don’t you?”581e19c6507e00d4

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“I do.”f1051bd2bace2dcf

“How come you feel so burdened?”c3ecbd1f25aca3bf

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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.”863a673721745968

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.7ccc101261430d4f

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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 e6bc0ab239 all due 2011a27f93 to being 4171059846 in abstinence c02cf81e35 for too 6051db3dee long.2293a4cc2b88c9e9

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.6a1e94e6da274c22

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“I’m sorry.”84bf97610dc7b962

“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.2a2610a791c472f4

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“The house… it’s not that clean.”fa0e75bc366f2af6

“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.a96f75e3a8f245d0

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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.a4e37eb3d42cf99e

“I’m sorry.”238b6aed9e3749dd

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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.6622124a3460c228

“Dinner… it isn’t that great.”22d844d2df613886

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“No, I like it because it’s different.” Lewellyn said. “It reminds me of a prisoner or a caveman.”7e57cc808d5407b6

Now Shavonne could see 48b161b7ad whether he was teasing 50c2f87ffa or starting a fight. It was both. He seemed to 29395583a5 be teasing, starting e540ceb36c a fight, and 91b59e697a teasing again, but d444b633cb he thought that 08301d67d9 if he counted 5d58a38cc1 the ratio, it 3e62e8eda2 would be 7 9b98ae9407 teasing and 3 f2dcf5a8e8 starting a fight.180f8af2dcd4dd33

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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.7a737b3be45193a6

“I can’t touch the knife.” A soft laugh came to the mouth of Lewellyn, who added. “It’s too dangerous.”a66e03ea1d4b2947

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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.01112feb525c444e

“It tastes like a stone fireplace.”8fd500b2268b25c5

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…that was 8d21d183f1 the drawing 1576cf6f32 line. Of course, the next cdd975b102 Shavonne said was.fdab2c5463d33f17

“Have you ever tasted a stone fireplace?”222b331edc83dc57

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What he 39d8eb0b3a said started 2878ffbf80 a fire.9f1d5352e26357c0

The third problem ca9457e758 was silence. As they were eating 2a243678c0 the (even if it 62dfd962fc tasted like a stone 212428f3f5 fireplace) roast beef, pudding 0cce93f21f made with meat broth, 2f43ff2582 cheese omelet, bread,cheese, and b6a85d4d1e the jam he had 865843f3ed never touched since he 428efd9c7e bought it, the silence 2320e86a26 gradually increased.3fcf41a3013a19d0

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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…fb80f8a6509d71b4

“This pudding is delicious. It’s like a pudding made by the world’s best chef after 30 years of retirement.”1e4e74bbce93cb72

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“…”ba9d4e9e81e302c7

“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.”74df0205ac582583

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“…”7c177326640b8633

… He d5b67f84a5 was right.bf4b37694b23b8ce

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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.71ada529c09a8d3d

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.d860c5a25a5c813b

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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.e83454a6b58dbac3

“Mr. Shavonne.”c05f2f00fd305502

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Lewellyn called him. Shavonne took d0788d69df his eyes b2ae0661fe off the b3860e3784 bowl and 9d46948f5e raised his 48b9e4ef3a head.be022437151dd222

“Tell me.”b104e47877711dff

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It was night. It was black f8e014a343 outside and the 4488f62376 house was black 5093306a9e and blue. The only thing that ebf96406e0 illuminated the house was 4e39490d1c the gas light that 06b3cfcd75 Shavonne had turned on ce40da2512 for the first time c2f35dc8c4 in a long time, 6a0a1616c7 and the light was 4687194200 intermittently flickering, perhaps because 99848834fb it was broken. Shavonne tried 7559975734 to look aace576919 at Lewellyn eb518e50e1 and opened dd14b688c4 his mouth.0ae90329a626ee8f

“I’m sorry.”660f04fb57a3eb4a

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“Why? For the roast beef? Or for the pudding or the jam?”8cc490242e419b2d

Indeed, the taste 87a74f5786 of dinner made 13c81241ff him feel sorry. Lewellyn, who a07acbfeaf added that 50208c4ffb so loudly, 023410dad7 had a 1d6c61a0e0 straight face. Shavonne decided not to b76ac7577a take jokes as a 17bfe54ac2 joke because then he 2f56755d57 might miss the chance 7a64014d0f to talk.84ed46c8cba22894

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“… I misunderstood you.”f105eb78e349259e

Lewellyn was 2fd4f30bc3 quiet for 74b092a25b the first 73ad262d5c time in 9a78730cf3 a long 313dca29bf time, just cbf53f72e2 looking at 71f850db4e Shavonne with a5b7ebcc22 his sunken 80724fcf07 eyes. Shavonne wanted to e1745031cc let out the b046a2f3fe words he had 239231c5a1 prepared. These were 0463e092d0 words that 52e2f27b85 he carefully 5aaa11d616 chose, but 7e41e34322 when he 40b2ad1a99 said them 0e00396ccd out of 0a3d6ec092 my mouth, a3b98a9c21 he couldn’t 27b54c7802 stop.9e1a24a0f6041f53

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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.”6e4baf38d4969852

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.48c934026b2593a9

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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.”71f373678f9fffe7

“I know. Of course.”cb4a7f0755df06c6

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Lewellyn smiled. Lewellyn was 212d6b27f7 a much d132e26b73 nicer person aa0a4c37da than Shavonne 1ba21ad603 thought.3fdd7e5d6cf0b11d

“I wouldn’t have sent such a messy letter.”afd030154e18e7b2

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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…?”ccbd1782dc9e4026

Shavonne suddenly stopped f6a3a3a0ef talking.d6960ba9a16a244b

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Have I ever shown 204e516d4f him the letter from 318a5ff083 my stalker?5756d81137772541

“Mr. Shavonne.”c7f24c246ed0d511

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Lewellyn said. In the light of 18f21f2937 the gas lamp, one d49916d8da face of Lewellyn looked e4bf307867 bright and the other d9d6f9a396 looked dark. Shavonne felt a chill 097c2a44ad in the back of 9ef3d0a8be his neck.e42d6607dfe54fcc

“I said I didn’t send that dirty letter, not that I’m innocent.”1727b43b3bd67ed8

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The intermittent 6046d8b152 gas light cac45b67d5 turned off. It was all acd992162d dark.20520815b3f7411f

“You saw it.”02054e8fdeb57838

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Shavonne.6cf849ebdd1acc18

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Do you fee507a497 still have 0a6faed082 my candle?b6db9ef0f1fe8585

So, that’s when Shavonne started avoiding him.6adc6063d9337fa6

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— Good night.17727b4cc6916e22

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.f7585dc825aad4a1

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— Mr. Shavonne.b64c3be018ada196

He called in 6e07969a21 a low voice. There was no answer.448aca41cdb71b54

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Shavonne.12f20b2749300cda

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.87ef2cb5c795f26d

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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.8b48b95cf772898d

“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.46a7f33dff730409

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Soon the letter 33515f59b3 was fulled ofWhy are you avoiding ca44ee25b1 me? Why are you avoiding 7b5b3b8b87 me? Why are you 64004ccfc1 avoiding me? Why are you 9f1068040a avoiding me? Why are 4c8e24bca3 you avoiding 3c6afb6543 me?832a196a2d2c700c

Why are you avoiding e6dc8bc73f 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.225b57893a51c9ad

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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.e17f700ef55c23f0

Friend?55822ea290ff7131

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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.041668959f17c136

At least, 0427c6f3cd until he fedfd05e87 saw the 35595fc0bb letter.b13bb9a3d55605cd

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“…”95fd335598314608

The letter 63ae2697f9 was blank. There were no words a2273e5d85 cut from the newspaper, 7c68a71cd5 no words written in 34cb57fe99 ink. But the blank letter c5548cb18b didn’t have a fake 06614c9b62 address as it usually cb947ab7ba had, and something had 676a5dd0aa dried up from the 6d9e18afc2 center of the letter 62a2df3211 paper. He could 3326318bde know without 2acdd837c8 looking closely. It was semen.db6a4ed141a27ff0

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His face hardened c2dde41bc2 as he checked 9070ef4e16 the messy letter. He felt bitter. He should 59e9ae2eb1 have hunted ed3f346df7 this person 517dab7e05 as soon e5763e3fd8 as he fc358dc07a realized their ec29f70560 existence, but 3fd16855ed it was 2d32210a7b his mistake d6efa4b7e7 to overlook 8f931c722d the second-ranked“foreign substance”while putting ec6f0e83c6 his relationship cd2c0fbbf3 with Shavonne da9af9748f first.d8f1e4d05129e420

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.e6c6b4befee5ee4e

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The chance to 4b483f4a1b catch him quickly 2126a6a443 came.b3bf04e315150f89

The starting point ed94b7e618 was that Shavonne 88e52e1ee4 suddenly stopped going fbae2a8338 out. After going fb8de3393a through the 68cec6aaee management office, 0a845f5566 he began 649389bf97 to visit f0593d1484 key shops 827f544931 one by 17d2491ff8 one around 6d162de848 the apartment 01cbe95595 buildings in 8b89527f27 Ira. He followed in the efb1a70fdd footsteps of Shavonne. He had 18114b1ee6 followed him 36ff083c77 before, so f9bb42ecc4 there was 5a743ad4e7 nothing new.a5a58414a30a3fec

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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.1d9b62cd5f8da80c

There was one more thing that changed. It was no longer Shavonne that he followed, but Shavonne’s ‘friend’.639c46fe42cb6045

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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.109fe3cc9b21c240

The prey bf56bad6d0 crawled on 729ef4d3d8 its own 41723aa4c8 in front c3d4729664 of the 8463effb66 hunter. A faint smile c837f60991 rose over his cc0ab12935 hardened face. He was a a91ea05a5a hunter. He was born that efd6d98f61 way and grew up 39133df97f that way, except in 19e8a63bc9 extremely exceptional cases.941b309fb8dffe5b

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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.72ce34f72ac59b65

Stalking a stalker was 97069ab839 easier than hunting a 4ce52fdb25 hound or killing a 8999d9655c murderer. His skills 1a854ee337 were outstanding, 3b49bf716a but stalkers 4a8fdc65c3 were also 8caf2722b1 insignificant. At sunset, Shavonne f192d47803 was leaving the bfba31728d store. As soon as he cb89e6b2ef was caught, the stalker 418d3803f1 ran off across the 23d76b1e4f alley.73a3989544f82ad6

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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.47bcd9bc129f08b4

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“You run really well. Nobody would think you’re an ordinary person.”98ec7cc0c882f697

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.b0a8f97414156562

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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.c5f0680239bc3aa9

“Don’t you remember? We’ve met.”0846fcce787800a8

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He smiled. The stalker 77e69b96d5 spoke with 82527c28a1 the vigilant 67b5e13208 look still 6f08a14c6f on his 051b938a77 face.082fb4c28d8c5538

“I don’t know.”f8e32089566323f8

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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.”d88815d42ed091dc

Not sure, the stalker 3ea2a2f898 questioned his relationship with 925f41fb3d Shavonne. Lewellyn decided to answer 42b163ed24 obediently. He had 1f4316eea6 a secret 9e5a5072b3 intention, but 123b2e423a tried to 6eed93a5b5 look mild efd001bc79 anyway.784697abd20a458c

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“Mr. Shavonne and I are close.”153cd0598ea36730

Very, very close.He eyesmiled.fc476d2e6b3272b8

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No sure, 559af7283d the stalker 70aaaa8f3d questioned how 9fdf0a1017 close they df70ac96a0 were. He decided 8ee9cc47ff to give 565a6bd86c a soft 5fff0ae9ec answer. It was a provocation, 4f72b0e019 but it seemed like 956ba94fd2 a mild answer anyway.cb7dd0c471f11522

“I don’t know. You and Shavonne are sleeping under one roof?”196f76cc738b7157

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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.26c22de60c25d503

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.71abe55ff8fe11e2

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The next ae1b638fb7 moment, the 06423ccccc stalker plunged d1b0064b86 to his 9848a2e8e8 feet.8e2f803ec7c1513a

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.f354c2b547061878

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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.8bbc878d81dcac6a

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.745e1b9a969cd689

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He thought.That also 154a5f9b22 applies to 08a967e0a9 people.06d3e40d9191db08

“You know what?” He opened his mouth. “It’s going to hurt a little.”d72bae2f07753608

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A wolf ce108019ee without a c3a6ebb453 limb or da59f7de10 a one-armed 6621738be1 stalker. It was the f891279002 same.e56c392833c58c69

The problem cd94f12a80 was that 116cef69b8 the stalker 75b6a65686 was desperate. He broke into 4bf77637c1 the apartment building 370a284011 in Ira with df73cc693a his broken right 59e72456ee arm and attacked 82a11df8dd Shavonne. It was like a b979200b8e wolf without a limb 9316c9991f trying to bite a ce9ed72d43 person that approached.c7082faf110396c6

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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.3a6a92b4e82974fc

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.6f7b13d1b65d1ba4

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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.b9da1b3df335d95a

The outskirts 337410f2f5 of South c2c3246f26 Bunch were 68164c5a42 deserted. Even more 2d5c0895e1 so at 9fe82c2224 an ambitious be1531a223 point of 8cbc2a6db8 view like 6f3792f4e1 now. It was night. The alley 14d95c1399 was dark f72bfdcfe5 because the 0991026d5d lights were 89f1a5735b off and ed215acf65 the sound 9f1dd0533d of leaves ca55a467bf scattering could 204d2f4d2d be heard 7228de59ce whenever the 785503bac2 wind blew.9f0d05c33cc63f2a

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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.da58d7c61f9d14e4

2:29 am.a1ecabe102fb8772

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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.a6b45c815a3e8e3e

It was quite 77c4946bc6 some time later f60b5794a6 that the stalker 92d4439725 woke up. His eyelashes seemed 37fa77e632 to tremble, and a7efdbad2d soon he opened 96007cba69 his eyes.5b91fb271515f227

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“Hello.” Lewellyn said with a lovely voice. “I’m sorry to see you again.”9cee952671b53495

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.4447ee06d8da139c

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He sat down and raised the stalker’s chin with his fingertips to raise his head.9832db4dd92f6440

“I thought I warned you enough, but I guess I didn’t.”74849a4da9a23c11

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He added. “Or maybe Mr. Basch ignored my warning.”7e388b7c876ecbb4

The stalker 995d6ea4d0 looked up 6c07a12e3f at him. The focus was slowly e6e17c1fd1 returning to the blurry aa9b4ee119 eyes. As soon as the ae2cad0465 stalker came to his ffdfbd72dc senses, what he said b70dfad5e6 was somewhat out of 92adf9354f his expectations.09e4a59a544ae798

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“Sleeping under one roof with Shavonne… That was a lie, wasn’t it?”d7e6896ae37b7fdd

The stalker laughed. It was a 74a25a628b laugh that made cff1e3e348 the viewer feel aedee5b69c uncomfortable.d6b3992916e12df9

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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?”837c888fb104e018

“You don’t have any relationship with Shavonne, were you?”25d011eecdeb6667

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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.”ca19a2570ebed706

“No. It’s never going to happen.”f93f2e0e15b7f982

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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.1945f046102da923

“Because Shavonne loves me.”5fe6043262feaf16

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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…e5798afc02165e88

He slapped the stalker 35c2d1235d on the cheek with 7d2f83a8d4 his hand supporting his a61090d96c chin. It did not end 189c0fecb4 at the level of 4b7c11d195 bending his head because 33f94ce635 the hit was powerful. The stalker turned round 571200d65b with a sound of 7c486af882 a sound. He collapsed and crumbled a2bd6bc24f and spat something out 9e5670a8a9 like throwing up. It was bloody 4290cd39ff saliva and teeth. The teeth rolling on d16dd0a232 the floor were white.9062262549f2d9cc

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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.84fbb1aa483ad0cb

“He loves you?”d06fa3cad25abd78

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The face asking 852dc1599d was cold. The bright yellow b05093b6ce eyes were flickering 6dca822b43 with strange light.14ef4d0987d14167

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.f2a6591b49c2a32e

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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.28a8c271a8a649c0

“Shavonne never loved you.”fdf28644a0c9d0cb

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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.8fac3013d15af20f

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.121655e9b4b5f5f0

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Soon, he 9044dd627b opened his a2ae82ee57 mouth. A voice e23ca026ee that sounded 82b0d9a9f9 as if 0fa9c20157 chewing flowed 3a589f14dc through the 4caaa5865f lips.6c7151e0e78fdc0e

“You’re just a disposable toy.”169438ca2400bae9

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There was 15e904564d no response 38ceec719b for a 0e02f34ca1 moment. His facial muscles seemed a378acff6a to flinch, and soon 08299557aa the stalker raised one 5907210f2e side of his mouth c8599d8b94 to smile.115c52d2121f2950

“What about you?”3b86d1a0c93b40ec

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It was an obvious 5c63344439 sneer.ebd85c607d6c9d89

“You think you’re anything different?”6751b820d64a9ea7

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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.b843d937d534e732

“Let’s wait and see.”b4fd1b288dd0ce42

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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.d40b085395e887e3

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.0380cee4a93174c2

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He unbuttoned 612e64366c his sleeves aef2b83988 and took 5437d2378d off his 15de2382f8 watch. He could 6798a3008d vaguely see 1c9b3bccca the hands 234e313292 of his 058e70182f watch, but e7a0162e84 it was 9b3cf43f10 3:27 a.m. There was 5a900dac11 still time 842ec115d3 before dawn. Not bad.9a0508c9973240bc

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As always, mercy wasn’t a skill he had.e9df83b345f40f42

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