The first time I found out what Eric’s favorite food was when I cooked in his apartment during our college days. We were working with our research paper with our classmates. Since Eric was living alone, we chose his place. “Eric, can you taste this and say if it is okay?” Eric, who entered the kitchen just because he would get something to drink, walked towards me. “Chicken Curry?” he asked while at the pan. “That is my favorite dish.”He quickly grabbed a spoon. “You like Chicken Curry?” “Yeah.” He scooped the curry with his spoon and tasted it. “How is it?” “Give me meat,” he begged. I wanted to say no because our other classmates will surely get mad of they found out that Eric got to eat meat before them. Since we collected the money from our allowance to buy this, we need to share in fair. However, because Eric was looking at me like a giant puppy, I gave him the meat he wanted. “Don’t tell it to others, okay?” I whispered, putting the meat on his spoon. Excited, the co

Two hours ago… Jane’s boss, Lance, went to the department store to buy things he needed for camping. Jane and Lance agreed to hike and camp next week. He was so excited that the next morning, he dashed to the store to prepare. “Give me all of the jackets on display,” Lance said to the saleslady. The saleslady looked at Lance with widened eyes. “All of those, Sir?” she asked. “Yeah, all of that. I am not sure which color or design she would like. So I will buy everything,” Lance answered. The saleslady observed the tall and handsome man standing in front of her. Lance is wearing just a plain shirt and ripped jeans. If it is just his face, he’s oozing with handsomeness which made the women around stare at him. But his outfits are very plain. Therefore, the saleslady could not believe that a guy like him has the ability to buy all of the hiking outfits displayed in their store. Not only that, but he also bought shoes and other equipment needed for camping which are worth thousan

Jane’s POV Out of thousands possible reasons why Eric couldn’t come home, I don’t quite understand why a kid like Eugene thinks that his father is having an affair. Eric is engaged to another woman. But that is not an affair! When I asked my son how he came up with this idea, he said he saw it on Television before. That when a man left home and stayed overnight outside, then he is dating someone and that is what everyone calls an ‘affair.’ Oh my gosh. I never thought that my son would be exposed to something as toxic as this. And yet, there’s only one person whom I can blame. That’s me. When I was working so hard with my part time jobs before, I left Eugene to my neighbors. Probably, Eugene watched and heard about this from the adults surrounding him. But there’s no need to worry. Starting from now on, I will watch over him as much as I can. ‘But first, I had to make sure that this won’t reach Eric’s ears.’ “It’s fortunate that Eric wasn’t there when Eugene said that.” “Wh

Eric promised Jane and Eugene that he will come back home as soon as possible. He couldn’t get back home early. But he kept his promise. 11:55 pm, before the new day started, Eric came back home. Reeking the smell of coffee, Eric stood in front of his house. Being an owner of this house, this is the first time he hesitated to go in or not. He knew that neither Jane nor Eugene was awake. But if there’s a chance that one of them is waiting for him, Eric wonders what expression he should show. Guilt? Sadness? Eric sighed as he unbuttoned three buttons of his collar. ‘What’s there to think about? They both hate me,’ having these thoughts, Eric opened the door. The silence welcomed him as he entered the door. He looked around and when his eyes caught the woman sleeping on the couch, his heart skipped a beat. He expected that he would see no one waiting for him. But deep inside, Eric hoped that Jane would. And it happened. Jane was sleeping on the couch while hugging herself aga

[“Don’t buy a chamomile tea.”]Eric gave a clear instruction to his secretary that he should not buy chamomile tea. Ever since Byron works under Eric, he discovered the foods and drinks that his boss dislikes. The chamomile tea is at the top list. Years passed by before Byron found out that his boss wasn't actually allergic to it. Eric just hates it for unknown reasons.So when Eric went to the supermarket, he did not put the chamomile tea box inside the cart.However, when Eugene and Byron went back to the supermarket, the boy saw the tea and remembered that his mom loves to drink. So, the kid bought the tea. Byron was rushing out to get out of Eric’s house so he didn’t notice that he placed the tea inside the cabinet.Why did Eric avoid drinking or even just see the innocent tea? It is because whenever he sees it, he remembers his past with his closest friend.Eric looked at the lady who’s preparing his tea. Even if he thinks that Byron deserves some complaints, he wanted to thank h