27: Suffer

"What are you thinking about?"

I sat on my seat as Kiel guided me to sit. I smiled at him as my thanks before I settled myself on my chair. "Nothing. I just can't believe that we are here together."

He also sat on his chair, just right in front of me before he raised his right hand to call for a waiter. While the waiter is getting near us, he tilted his head towards my area. "But you are happy, right?"

I nodded my head. "Of course."

The waiter already handed us the menu so we checked out to see what is good to eat for now. This is our first date together and I find everything fast. Maybe because of the reason that we were not kids anymore, we get along with each other kind of professional already.

"What is yours?" Kiel asked me. I scanned my eyes through the food and smiled. I have caught my favorite food. I told what I want and I also tried the food that I am not familiar with. He also told his order and after taking notes, the waiter already left with a bow.

I let out a light sigh before I looked around the restaurant. Kiel asked me about where I would love to eat, and since I do not know anyone here, I just asked him if maybe he knew some good restaurant. I also searched, though. And we just found ourselves sitting here and waiting for our orders.

"This is pretty good," I commented. "An exclusive one, huh? Maybe I will pay half of the bill."

Kiel shook his head as refused. "Do you think I can not pay the whole?"

"I just do not want to lean against your wall."

"You are not, Talia. I want to treat you."

I bit my lower lip and looked away from him. I just reached for the wine glass on the table and slowly sipped on it. I could feel his stares at me and I can not meet the intensity of his eyes. It was like burning me the way he look at me.

"Come on, we are dating, are not we? Let me treat you."

"Alright." I have no other choice but to nod my head. I just pursed my lips and put the wine down. I get the table napkin and gently wiped the side of my lips. We just waited for our order to be served and we just waited for only ten minutes before it arrived at our table. We then started to eat. I was just silent the whole time until Kiel cleared his throat, making me look at him with my raised brows.

"Aren't you hungry?"

"Huh?"

"You just eat like you just have to taste some of them. Come on, Tal. Eat well."

I snorted. "You might judge me if you see me eat like a monster."

"Nah, I would love to see you with that."

I hissed at him and continued to eat. Since he told me to eat well, I chewed my food the way I normally do. I am hungry even though I just ate. It was just that I easily get hungry and the food is so good to be not given whole attention.

"See?" I looked at him because he looked at me with disbelief when I emptied my plate just that. "I am a monster when I eat."

He chuckled. "That is a common personality of every woman."

I nodded my head countless times. He offered me his food too and I did not refuse because he said that he is full. He was not left with food because there are still lots of them on our table. He was just staring at me all the time as if amused by what he is seeing.

"Anyway, I have something to ask," I said after I sipped on my water. His brows raised. "About your fiancee."

He hissed and sat on his seat properly. "What about her?"

"You said that she died, right? That she is killed?" He nodded his head when I asked that. "And the killer also died. Can I ask who are they? I mean, not to be so -"

"I can't tell you about them," he cut me off which made my lips purse.

"Why? I mean, yes, understandable -"

"Why would you ask?" he cut me off again. Now, he is getting serious. I gulped, now nervous because it was as if I will say another word that will offend or annoy him, he will get mad like a raging tiger.

I shook my head and looked away. "They might also be the ones who killed my parents," I said in a monotone that made him shut. "You know, there might be a possibility, Kiel. I wanted to know who killed my parents but I am just waiting for an update from the police."

He cleared his throat. "Yeah, there might be possibilities. But how do you connect that? The killer who killed my fiancee was not the only killer in this world."

Yeah, he has a point. "Yeah, right."

"Just trust the person who is holding your parents' case, Tal. I know that you will have the justice you are wanting. What is yours will come to you at the right time, you know that."

I forced a smile at him. "Yeah, I know, I know. I am just getting impatient."

"Let them do their job."

I nodded my head while my mind is already protesting against his words. Justice is very impossible for us, for us who is not wealthy enough to buy justice. It is hard to have justice when we are poor while our opponent is wealthy because they can easily buy something they want with just their money.

Yeah, money is everything. I somehow agree because even not material things, rich people can buy everything. Everything they want and they do not care about anyone anymore because they were too driven by their wealth and their needs. I believe that people would not care about others anymore and they will be heartless when they have everything and they will let wealth and money drive them away crazy.

What a saddening truth.

"You are thinking deep," Kiel ruined my moment of thinking. I chuckled and sipped on my water. I then looked at him with a faint and bitter smile.

"Why life is so unfair?" I asked him all of a sudden. "Why poor people can not get the justice they want? While the wealthy can get their thing well but in a dirty way. I do not know but, this system is so unfair and cruel."

He was hesitant to agree but in the end, he added my sentence. "That is the cycle. But at the end of the time, you get what you deserve. There is a right time for everything, Tal."

"When is the right time?" I shook my head and looked down. "I am slowly losing my hope to bring the person who killed my parents to jail. Killers deserve to rot in hell."

"Yeah, they deserve punishment," he agreed again but now, with a different look in his eyes and he seemed so serious. I pursed my lips and stared at him afterward. I then added his remark mentally which I am just the one who knows and who can hear.

And your brother deserves more than hell.