The car ran very fast. The light outside the window reflected on Michael‘s face.
The neon lights on both sides of the street were colorful. But they could not light up the haze
in his heart.
I lowered my head and said weakly, “Michael, take me to
As soon as I finished my words, Michael sped up.
His face became clearer in the light.
the hospital. I have a fever.”
“Have a fever? When do you become so weak? Why didn’t you have a fever when you pushed Harper? Emma, stop pretending.”
I lowered my head and said nothing.
Why did we become like this?
Every word he said could make me feel so sad.
He was the one who cheated on me, and he was the one who was wrong. But how could he be so righteous?
He didn’t even say sorry to me.
After a while, Michael turned around and drove to the hospital.
But his tone was still not friendly.
“I’d like to see if you can die because of the fever.”
The air in the car seemed to be frozen, and only the sound of the wheels rolling reverberated in the quiet night.
I fastened my seat belt silently, letting my thoughts wander in the night.
Every neon light was like the memory of the past. I felt so sad.
I tried to sleep, but I found that I couldn’t escape from the sadness at all.
His solemn promise had become useless.
The phone of Michael rang. The Bluetooth was connected automatically.
I heard the sound of Harper clearly echoing in the car.
“Michael, I have sprained my ankle.”
All of a sudden, Michael stepped on the brake and stopped the car at the roadside. Because of inertia, I leaned forward a little and my forehead was injured.
Michael just glanced at me with disgust.
“Can you be more stable? You are not a child anymore, Emma.”
I was stunned. I wanted to say something, but suddenly I felt that it was useless to say
anything.
“Harper has sprained her ankle,” sighed Michael.
When he saw that I didn’t say anything, he became much unhappier.
“Get out of the car. I’m going to see her.”
“Who is your wife, Michael?”
“Emma!” Michael seemed to be so angry.
“Harper just came back. She has no relatives here. She is different from you. She needs
someone to take care of her.”
“She needs someone to take care of her. Don’t I need it?”
At this moment, I lost my temper. I didn’t want to be angry with him, but I couldn’t help it.
I didn’t want to cry, but I couldn’t help crying out.
Michael fell into silence.
He looked even more irritated.
“Emma, you are an independent woman. If you are afraid of darkness, you can turn on the light. If
you are lonely, you can keep a dog. If you can’t cook, you can order the food delivery. If you are sick, you are a doctor yourself. You can take care of yourself, but Harper is different.
She can’t live without me.”
She couldn’t live without him…
What Michael said lingered in my ears.
I looked at him. At this moment, I suddenly felt that he was very strange, and it seemed that I had never really known him.
I sighed. Then I opened the door and got out of the car.
