A Serious Case

Anna’s POV

I thought it was one of our playful fights but Smith seemed to have taken it serious. I have always made jokes about ‘killing’ and both of us knew this so well. His sarcastic reply to me was not something I could take.

“Should people blame me if I kill you right now, Smith?” I asked him playfully. I said it so comically. I was about to laugh when I said this.

His reply could strip metal.

“So you can marry your bodyguard, huh!” he exclaimed. This sounded too serious for my liking. Smith was annoyed about what I said earlier. That should be the only reason for this absurd behavior.

I knew I was supposed to talk him out of his illusion but I just refused to do it. He ought to know that I liked making jokes about muscular men. This was not the first time. If he could not understand that it was a joke, I was not ready to do more. I would act like it didn’t matter as well.

And that was how both of us slept. We didn’t cuddle today, our backs were turned against each other.

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