Anna looked awful now. Her makeup looked like a damp painting, dirty and unbearable. She didn’t want to hear him anymore. She screamed like a ghost, standing up abruptly to give a strong slap on Zach’s face as she departed.
Zach’s shoulders relaxed as he felt somewhat relieved.
Their conversation ended in hatred. Zach wanted her to know that their relationship wouldn’t be the same it used to be. It could not be fixed no matter what, just like the crack on the glass. Both of them had changed.
The bartender was watching them. After a while, he came to asked Zach, “You OK?”
Zach touched his broken lip, grinning, “I’m fine. Well, I’ll get the check…Put it on my tab.”
“Okay.”
He wrote down his contact information. Then he left with the photos immediately.
After getting out of the bar, he fetched his zippo, burning all the photos.
*****
After cleaning the kitchen, Sophia realized that Zach wasn’t at home. But she didn’t feel surprised because she got used to it already.
She took a break after cleaning up the whole villa and later Zach was back. He seemed to drink a lot, for she could smell the alcohol in his breath.
Sophia covered her nose when she got close to him, complaining, “How much did you drink? So smelly!”
“Just one glass.” He grinned.
She looked at him and found that he got a bruise on his face, “Did you fall because of getting drunk? Or you fought with somebody?”
“No, I didn’t. I just met Anna.”
He leaned on her, letting his full weight rest on her, which was heavy and made her hardly breathe. She yelled, “Zach! Go away! You are so heavy!”
“No!”
He embraced her even more tightly, “Have I explained anything about me and Anna to you?”
Sophia was surprised. But she pushed him even further, “No. And I don’t care. Stop it! Don’t lean on me like that! Go away!”
Zach moved a little. He put his arms on her both sides, trying not to press her.
But Sophia still felt a bit uncomfortable. They were just too close. She couldn’t help blushing. “What do you want?!”
“Why don't you ask me about Anna?”
“Anna” was the last word Sophia wanted to hear. However, Zach was talking about her all the time, which upset her a lot. She didn’t want to argue, shouting, “You can talk if you want. But stop pressing me like that!”
“Just talk!” Sophia yelled.
Zach pinched her cheek, “No hurry, honey.”
He brought this topic up and now he said no hurry? Sophia was irritated by him, “Zach, if you don’t explain everything clearly today, you will lose your chance to explain for the rest of your life!”
“Hey, don’t be so mean to me.”
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