Rescued Me from Despair

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After closing the door, Mrs. Jones seemed to want to continue the argument outside, but Noble quickly pulled her away.

Once everything was quiet, Terence walked back to the couch from the door and asked me, "Are you okay?"

If he hadn't asked, I would have been fine.

But as soon as he did, my nose suddenly felt sore.

I said I was okay and that I just had to get rid of someone. What could go wrong?

Then I sat down on the couch and continued eating takeout.

I said I had been drinking all this time and hadn't eaten anything.

I apologized to Mr. Styles for making him witness all that during his first visit to my place.

I urged him to start eating because I was almost done with my meal. Despite being made by a small nearby shop, the food was especially delicious.

So I kept eating, stuffing my mouth.

But things that I usually found salty tasted bland.

Still, I couldn't stop myself from eating as I began to think about the past.