LOGIN"You lick ice cream like you lick ...."
The spectral nets narrowed. Deliberately stopping the sentence at the end of his throat to observe the reddened face. Indeed, what Kingston had said had for an instant reminded Pandora of things he had done that were out of line.Now her mind was completely focused on the dirty things—when Kingston had been too pushy, until the scent of the man's body faintly flavored Pandora's mind. She let out a small sigh. Turning her face away and furtively“I don’t want to see you bite your lip again. Understand, Pandora?” Kingston whispered, his command thick with a tone of suppressed anger. The man immediately took a step back, distancing himself so that Pandora might respond firmly.But up to this very moment, she hadn’t said what she should have. She hadn’t uttered any stinging words about Kingston, or the string of mistakes the man had made. She just remained silent in a pathetic reaction. Silent, not knowing how to justify her restless feelings.A few pairs of eyes might be staring at her, but even Pandora’s courage, if she had any, wasn’t enough to retaliate against everyone who was looking. Her face is bowed. Waiting for who knows what... she wants Kingston to finish what he started.“Does anyone object to my actions just now?”Unfortunately, Kingston started everything off with a foolish move. Asking how people have hidden sides they won’t reveal is like digging a hole for himself. They won’t voice their disag
“Hurry up, Panda. Mr. Lee is going to give us a lecture after this!”Pandora hurried to keep up with Anna’s relentless pace. Too late. That single word explained why they couldn’t walk calmly, even though their frantic footsteps had already reached the campus hallway. Stomping hard against the blowing wind—greeting it as gently as a loving caress.Pandora’s gaze was fixed straight ahead, unconcerned that several students were watching them. The crucial point for her was the necessity of entering the classroom before... the coming irony was the inevitable, complete tardiness.Anna’s body froze in front of the classroom. As if truly frozen solid, and when Pandora accidentally touched her shoulder. Another shock became a terrifying specter. Uncontrollable.In that one room, a kind of energy seemed to bind them together. Pandora’s understanding of today’s schedule felt dragged down to its lowest point. She didn’t remember the Dramaturgy course—the class between Mr. Zade
“Sister Panda, wake up.”Pandora couldn’t remember the last time she’d drifted off into the sorrowful shadow of Kingston. After making sure the man was truly gone, she hurried—as quickly as she could—to gather the scattered clothes on the floor. She tidied up her disheveled appearance, though it was of no use when she tried to mend her shattered feelings. It was a complete mess. Just like when she couldn’t ignore the urge to sleep. And once she woke up, the situation was no longer the same.The silence in the room was filled by Anna and Aceli, who were carrying backpacks. The little girl woke Pandora up, so with her consciousness barely fully gathered, she steadily fixed her gaze on the two of them, her brows furrowed in wonder.“Who brought her here?”Pandora jolted, clutching her chest as it pounded violently. She fixed Anna with an extraordinarily sharp gaze, making sure Anna wouldn’t say Kingston wasn’t involved in this.“I just got here, and I happened to se
“Done.”Pandora finished her work by copying the organized data onto another device. She handed the copies to Anna, along with a research assignment on dramaturgy to be printed out and neatly bound.“Are you sure you don’t want to come?” asked Anna, already all dressed up in a light coat and slipping on her leather shoes. Sometimes Anna turned around, just to repeatedly make sure Pandora wouldn’t change her mind.“I just want to rest, Ann. I’m sleepy. I didn’t get enough sleep last night.”Even after the brutal expulsion. That didn’t make Kingston give up. No, not until Anna deliberately called security to take the man away.“Alright, then. I’m leaving first. It might take a while—I’ll do the monthly shopping and also need to buy printer ink since it’s empty.”Pandora nodded faintly. Watching Anna’s fingertips touch the doorknob, she said, “Take care of yourself out there.” Then she settled into a lying position facing the wall, left alone in the room. Last night’s confrontation had
“We need to talk.” Ignoring Pandora’s request, the man voiced something Pandora had already exhausted all possibilities of considering. Kingston’s attitude had made everything crystal clear; she no longer needed any explanatory words or anything of that nature. “I want to go back to the dorm. If you really object to taking me there, I can go home on my own.”“But we need to talk for a moment, Pandora.”“No. You only need to discuss this with her. I’m an exception for you.” Pandora steeled herself, glaring at Kingston with hatred, anger, and a fiery gaze. “Whatever. Do whatever you want! I can go home on my own.” She was already reaching for the car door, consistently ignoring Kingston and his wishes.“Fine. I’ll drive you.”Though the ride to the dorm was eventually overshadowed by a heavy silence, Pandora remained fixed on the view outside the window. The dorm building loomed tall. Soon… so Pandora prepared to get out. She slammed Kingston’s car door hard
Pandora didn’t know how to express her bitter reaction. She bowed her head deeply, clasping her fingers together with intense anxiety. It felt like being struck by a massive explosion when the woman firmly asserted the truth. And Kingston didn’t utter a single word to reassure Pandora—or at the very least, he would have denied it. He remained silent, so much so that Pandora almost laughed at herself—why was she trying to deny it, when her eyes had once directly caught the red marks on Kingston’s body back in the forest? Wouldn’t the presence of a child complete Kingston’s past love? They would go through a series of romantic moments reminiscent of their past story. Overflowing with warmth and longing. That’s why, up to this very moment, Kingston hadn’t said anything to reaffirm the statement that had left Pandora’s thoughts adrift. She felt trapped atop a lighthouse, gazing at a ship sailing in the distance, but the ship never made its way toward her. It felt futile; there
Time had passed quickly since Kingston left Pandora in the room with Aceli. This morning Pandora had been frantically scrolling through her cell phone to contact Chris to resolve her endless inner conflict. Thankfully, Chris' reply didn't complicate Pandora's feelings, so she didn't have to be t
The sound of purring spread throughout the room, just like a long, strange, and unusual purr. Even so, Pandora still maintained a closed-eye stare after she was woken up by something too noisy nearby. Pandora admitted that the voice she was trying to recognize was a familiar one after a lon
A simple, murderous question, stabbed right through. Pandora half-turned her face away from Aceli, barely able to utter a word to sarcastically quote the pathetic question. She was silent with her tongue in her throat. Thinking of how she could agree to Aceli's request. While Kingston was not at
"You're so heavy!" Pandora had finished everything. But the difficulty from the start was moving Kingston's body from one place to another. It took all kinds of effort to exert, and right now, Pandora could barely control her balance as Kingston's presence at her side with his arms draped o







