Rules of Engagement novel Chapter 59

The next show was boring, mainly because Elsa was so nearsighted that she couldn't see very far under the glasses. She just watched some program which was good for the visual sight. She didn't feel anything uncomfortable while watching the program. She just listened to the soldiers in the back rows applauding.

"Are you tired?" Soren asked with concern.

"I'm fine. Only my eyes are tired," she said, rubbing her temples

"I actually feel bored. I have watched the show with my leaders five times," Soren said in a low voice

"Really? That would be so boring. I thought you liked it," Elsa answered in surprise.

"Let's go out to get some air, shall we?"

"Okay."

Both of them were surprised and excited to feel this kind of furtive behavior. Fortunately, they quickly moved to the other side of the room and left as quickly as possible without anybody noticing their exit.

It was completely dark outside, far away from the noise in the performance hall. Suddenly coming out, both of them felt very quiet, as if they were hiding on tiptoe.

"Good evening, sir!" A soldier's loud voice startled Elsa. She threw herself into Soren's arms as if some dangers were coming to her.

The soldier said without looking sideways. Hearing that, Elsa couldn't help laughing. Soren patted her on the head and said, "You silly girl. There is no rule that says we must come here to watch the performance to the end. It doesn't matter if we leave halfway. But I feel a little bit disrespectful to those actors."

It was completely dark everywhere except for the street lights. There were soldiers passing by occasionally. Wearing the military uniform, it was too troublesome for Soren to walk around, so they had to return to Soren's dormitory.

When Soren came back, he found the dishes were untouched. In fact, he had dinner with his leader that night. Elsa didn't eat her meal. He put the food into the microwave oven. Looking back at Elsa, he found that she was really hungry.

Amused by her kitten-like expression, he asked, "Why didn't you have dinner before you rushed there?"

"I was afraid you might wait too long," Elsa answered. "I was afraid that Bob would wait too long," she added urgently.

"Of course not. I asked someone to send some food here because I wanted you to have it before joining me." When the food was served on the table, the fragrance filled the room.

Elsa sniffed. "It smells good. Is it mushroom?"

"Yes, the dinner has mushroom." Soren picked up a bowl on the table and handed it to Elsa.

"How about having dinner with me?" Elsa said and then filled two bowls of rice.

"Okay, you eat first," Soren said while taking off his clothes

He had accompanied his leader today. Since he was dressed formally, he felt a little hot, and decided to take off the outer clothes.

Elsa felt a little hungry, so she picked up a bowl and ate the rice first. Then she took a bite with the mushroom. She suddenly felt sick with her mouth wide open and wanted to vomit. She rushed to the bathroom. She hadn't eaten any meat for many years and also rarely had dinner outside. She realized that the mushroom was fried with meat, so she didn't eat it up.

The taste of meat was both fishy and thick. She felt disgusted. Elsa knew that what she had just eaten wasn't like this, but she couldn't resist the instincts to think. The charred meat, the roasted meat, the screamed crowd, the broken doll, and a little bit of discomfort in her mind.

Her head was throbbing, and her temple bulged. The disgusting smell made her sick.

She vomited up all the bread in her stomach, which was almost empty. Soren was taking off his clothes and rushing into the bathroom. He saw her vomit. She looked ill. He was a little anxious. He reached out and touched her forehead to see if she had a fever. "What's wrong? Do you feel uncomfortable?" Soren asked anxiously.

"Nothing. I'm fine." She felt her stomach was burning like fire. "Soren... I..."

"I'm here! Can I help? I'll take you to the infirmary!" Soren remarked. Soren picked her up and took her away.

She shook her head, warm tears streaming down from her temples into her bun, and said, "Give me some water," she said weekly.

"Okay!" Putting her down on the ground, Soren hastened to get her a glass of warm water and helped her sit up to drink it.

Taking the glass and taking a sip, she rinsed her mouth. After eliminating the odor from her mouth, she felt a little better. Soren took her out of the office.

"It's okay!" Elsa struggled to get down. Even she herself felt herself too spoiled, the habit of not eating any fish or meat. Anyway, she could not change it. Every time she forced to change, she would suffer all kinds of pain. In order to let her eat meat, her mother had thought of all kinds of ways to make her eat meat in vain. She vomited bitterly.

It was the instinct reaction of the body, and she couldn't change it with her will power.

"I must take you to see a doctor!" Soren took her in his arms and walked outside with an anxious look.

"Soren, I just don't like eating meat. The smell of meat made me sick. That's all and don't worry. I'll be fine in a few minutes!" said Elsa, trying to comfort Soren.