EIGHT

Marian looked shocked. How was a professor able to afford this much?

"Marian, won't you come in?" Marian watches him enter. From that day, he became part of her life. Not only did he come every day, but he stayed as long as possible. She decided to take a break from school for a week. She wasn't mentally stable and had no solution for her case.

Whenever he had a class, he wouldn't come over and promise her he would come that night. They had already gotten close in a week.

Marian sat outside waiting for him to come that night. She gazed at the bright sky that shone on her face, and she took a sip from the orange drink she was drinking. She could hear people dancing and singing on the streets, the smell of Christmas had already gotten more muscular, and there were about to go on break for the season.

Marian looked at the gate every five seconds. She wondered when he would show up. It was already four pm, and he hadn't come.

She stood up from the chair to head inside when the gate