Don't Take a Man Home

picked up a man

him. I glanced at the expensive watch around

ss with hostility by ins

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gle small lamp, casting shadows

I dared not move impulsively. I was tryi

stalling for time?" His deep voice whispered in my ear, and each word s

ow to remove a bullet. What will it t

ook from the desk, and held it in front of me. "Do

plessly. "I study t

ook back on the desk. "I don't

asked tentatively, "Can I look it

"Are you trying to call the police?

g, "No! I'm not ca

ing with fear, as he ha

t have bee

the man lying by the roadside on my way ho

olex, and its golden face w

help but sw

you can't get the bull

hand fell to the fl

e, the more likely I

d said, "I'm not afraid

not so harsh, and I made a

ce turned pale from the pain, and h

let with the tweezers and h

t time I'd seen

mares awaited

trembled. "Do you have.

y suggested, saying, "How about a towel

ched in irritat

e the anesthetic is. Can I

ted, "Co

n on the floor and

lose and kisse

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the towel, so he vented his anger by biting my

wound, salty and metallic.

licked the corner of

me and shouted, "Why

onable. Didn't h

him and sa

ment and asked, "Was

denly saw his guilty face for ste

ph

lmed with shame. I manage

sually replied, "Reall

ally sa

ilty or mention a

stimate

s aggressive. He sat on my bed and

and answered, "

hen sneered, "You must wr

rit. "You are right. But it's better now tha

extbook again. He traced the cover with hi

my spine as I hear

ince he was seriously injured lik

ession is that? Can

want, sir." I quickly

d in knowing his name, I

his attitude suddenly as

ant to know his name

"Just call me Shane and se

lder brother. I thought he seemed

mm

t it. Shane, are you col

alked behind him. I knocked him out b

itional medicine and remem

wore some loose summer shirts and shorts, which w

hes, wash his dirty clothes by hand, and hang th

ropped up on his arm and glar

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but he wrapped an arm around my waist a

waist. It had started to bleed a

my eyes and the

ightly from

en are you plan

h and said, "Are you t

f. Otherwise, I would

o. I'm just as

ve when I

ll of gauze from the medical kit

n and a young woman. We are slow in action and though

at me and

close to annoying him. "Well

of me and shook his w

d and said

make me happy, th

exact price of the watch,

y shorts on him and tugged at the l

ly and growled, "Where are my

shout and replied in a lo

uit hanging on the balcony.

there were no men at home. So na

od, and he couldn't sleep in them dire

not entirel

now how much the clothes you ruined cost? Th

I...I don't have the mo

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t to me and said, "You don't need to compensate me. Take th

were truly

t was the first time

t was lustrous and finely cra

e stories, it must have been giv

mily, he might come back and look

st friend as I walked. After hearing my story, she hesita

remember the l

two hundred thousand and a suit worth sixty-eight thou

from his injuries and wil

ut to get better! You saved a fallen young man from a rich f

r and said, "Is there r

or. Was he a young man from a rich fami

y savings to buy him

ome excitedly, I

d shorts were neatly fold

still swaying in the

medicine clinic. Through this

, and in the afternoon, I made some food

d remarked, "My health is getting wors

and said, "Grandma, let

my hand down. "No, thank

her bowl and then added a f

owly, "Your

arkened. "Did she ask

kly put down my plate to greet the visitor.

and asked him, "Are you here f

eft? Why wa

consultation first a

things turned

he checked on him while he and I ex

d my grandmother's words. "Young man, how come you