No Escape(9)

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Yohannes did not show any anger or shout at me after hearing about the breakup. Moreover, he did not even show that he was surprised. He merely said in a calm tone that he took note of it. It was difficult to know what he was thinking.

I felt that I had never really known Yohannes from the beginning. At least, I never knew everything about him.

"Let's have a meal together after I cook it. We can treat it as our final goodbye." He added sadly, "You used to like eating the food I cooked. Let me cook it for you once again."

The sadness in his words made me sad as well. Thus, we sat down at the table and had our last meal together.

There were honey-glazed ribs, beef brisket with potatoes, salt and pepper spare ribs, and poached sea bass. All of them were my favorite dishes and looked absolutely mouth-watering. They filled the entire table. It was supposed to be our final farewell.

While eating, all the previous scenes filled my mind.