Chapter 17

• I didn't expect you to turn to another man so quickly.
• I almost dropped the plate I had just washed. I didn't expect there to come a time when I would be alone with a man I didn't want to see again. Although... it's difficult. Since his arrival, I have kept my distance so that we don't greet each other. Occasionally I would only interrupt the conversation with small talk.
• I tried to normalize myself. I couldn't be affected by his arrival. Out of the corner of my eye, I realized that the man was not far from my back. The small kitchen and the placement of furniture, which was far different from where I used to live, made us quite close.