I lowered my eyes and said casually, “it doesn’t hurt. I’m going back to work.”
“OK, I’ll go back with you.”
Sean’s voice softened.
But he kept my key in his hand. He didn’t seem to dare to give it to me.
Tomorrow was the deadline.
My work was almost finished. I modified several places.
Finally, I took it to the service desk before midnight and copied it to a dedicated computer.
Eric was in charge here.
He saw me and smiled, “Miss Carter, thank you last time.”
“Nothing. It’s not your fault. It’s his fault.”
I waved my hand. I thought that Sean might appear like a ghost at any time, so I dared not to talk to him more.
When I came out, I happened to see Selena.
She was going in.
I was alert and went in with her.
She looked at me and said discontentedly, “Why are you following me?”
“In case of crafty people.”I said lightly.
I already knew what Selena was like.
At lunch I heard her say that she had finished her work and handed it in.
It was strange that she was here now.
Selena was angry when she heard me, “what are you talking about!”
Although I was just guessing, I looked at Selena, “I think you must know who framed Linda!”
“I don’t know!”
“You don’t know?”I looked at Selena, “even if you saw Linda that day, you can’t call all the finalists there for a while!”
“I…”
“Unless you know it early!”
I said aloud.
“It has nothing to do with me!”
Selena now looked clearly at a loss.
Her reaction was the best evidence.
Although Selena was usually arrogant and copied my work last time, I found that as long as I said the key point, she would panic.
As we quarreled, Eric kindly asked, “Miss Selena, it’s almost 12 o’clock. Do you need to copy your work?”
“Yes. I’ve modified my work so I’m going to copy it again.”
Selena took out her U disk and started copying her work.
I stood by and said to Eric, “Eric, I’d like to say in particular that my work was the same as hers in the semi-final. It turned out that she stole my work. If her work is similar to mine this time, you should remember that she modified it later.”
“What do you mean! Who wants to steal your work?”
Selena was a little angry.
I glanced at her.”I didn’t say you will steal my work this time. Why are you angry?”
“I’m not!”
Selena took a look at me and left without speaking.
I went out after she left. I heard Eric behind me call me, “Miss Carter.”
“Huh?”
I looked back.
Eric hesitated for a moment. He seemed to be thinking about what to say.
After a while he said, “the three judges will be here in the morning tomorrow.”
“OK.”
I nodded and gave Eric a suspicious look.
It was previously notified. I knew it a long time ago.
I thought he seemed to want to say something else.
But I didn’t ask.
When I got back to my room, Sean was using his computer to send emails.
I had handed in my work so I was free.
I saw blood in the ground when I took a bath.
I was on my period.
After I took a bath, I used a sanitary towel and changed clothes to go out. I saw that he had put down the computer and came to me.
He hugged me and smelled my hair.”You smell sweet. I want to eat you.”
“No way.”I tightened my body and protected my stomach with my hands. I said awkwardly, “I was on my period.”
Sean frowned when he heard it.”It’s too bad.”
He hugged me and gave me a kiss on the neck. He muttered, “honey, I want you.”
“No way.”
We couldn’t have sex at this time.
When I was angry with Sean, I would be helpless with him later. I was troubled by myself.
He grabbed my hand and said innocently,” then help me with your hands, will you?”
“…”
“I’ll try my best next time.”
Sean looked at me and frowned. His eyes didn’t look cold but childish.
I said, “OK.”
I was carried to bed by him and helped him with my hands under his guidance.
After it was over, I felt exhausted and shook my hands.
Sean sat on the bed and put my hands on his chest. He massaged me carefully.
In fact, he couldn’t massage. He looked clumsy.
But I looked up and saw that he was very careful.
The judges would come here tomorrow. We were leaving here in three days at most.
What would be my relationship with Sean in the future?
Would we become two parallel lines that never intersect?
It was late at night.
For the first time, I followed my heart and embraced Sean. I leaned on his chest and listened to his heartbeat.
I didn’t feel at all relieved but rather uneasy.
I always understood that everything was temporary.
I borrowed this happiness from the final. I could lose it at any time.
I felt him holding me and kissing my hair.
My heart quivered a little.
I closed my eyes and fell asleep.
The next morning when I woke up and opened my eyes, Sean wasn’t there. I was a little flustered.
But soon I realized that he was exercising.
Sure enough, he came back soon. He was sweating and went into the bathroom.
After he took a bath, he changed his clothes and said to me, “today the judges will come. I have to leave first.”
“OK.”
I nodded and went into the bathroom to wash my face and change my clothes.
I went out to the meeting place. I saw Sean at first sight and Molly, the woman next to him.
Although Molly didn’t hold Sean’s arm, she stood behind Sean and was close to him.
She looked around flustered and seemed very timid.
Sean protected her.
This scene seemed to turn into countless invisible hands reaching into my chest and holding my heart.
My heart hurt.
I knew I borrowed my happiness, but I never expected the reality to come so fast.
There were others who saw the same scene.
Selena leaned over and satirized me, “here comes his fiancee. What’s your mood?”