But eventually, he seemed to ignore it.
Holly bore it all.
Her resentment festered.
Even if she wore sexy lingerie and tried
various seductive poses,
Mark remained impassive.
She admired him. He was a gentleman who
wouldn’t take advantage of her. She felt she
had found true love.
But one night, she woke up thirsty,
And heard Mark murmuring in his sleep,
sweating profusely.
<
HIS VOIce was hoarse, calling a name.
“Wendy…”
“Wendy, hold me tight.”
Holly felt a thunderbolt hit her.
She froze, cold.
Mark always loved Wendy.
But the next day, Mark seemed to have no
memory of the night.
He gently hugged Holly, comforting her:
“Don’t overthink it.”
“You’re my girlfriend now, I only love you.”
But Holly still felt uneasy.
She sensed Mark was lying.
Holly was anxious for months.
Several times, she wanted to hang out with
Wendy, but remembering Mark’s dream,
She stopped.
A rift grew between them.
From the beginning,
She thought friendship was above all.
<
She thought friendship was above all.
Why had it changed after falling in love?
A few days later, Holly found out.
Mark threw a grand birthday party for her at a
hotel.
She wanted to call Wendy, but heard drunk
friends making vile jokes.
They talked about Wendy like an object,
laughing cruelly.
“Sister–in–law, you don’t know?”
“Wendy couldn’t even touch Mark for three
years. He did anything to stay faithful to you.
“Mark hated touching her but feared she’d
bother him.”
“He always made excuses to get rid of her,
so cruel…”
“You’re the luckiest woman to have his love.
He even did despicable things for you.”
Holly was furious.
She splashed her drink on their faces.
199
“You bastards!”
Mark’s face changed. He tried to stop her,
but she slapped him.
“Don’t touch me!”
“Mark, it’s fine that you like me, but why hurt
my best friend? You disgust me.’
“If I knew, I’d never date you.”
Holly left the bar.
وو
She looked back, hoping Mark would chase
her.
After a few minutes, nobody came.
Holly scoffed self–deprecatingly, taking a cab.
I was showering when I heard a knock.
No one knew where I lived.
I thought it was Vince’s friend and opened
the door.
Holly was drenched, crying, and hugged me.
“Wendy, I’m sorry.”
“I didn’t know Mark was so disgusting. I
broke up with him, and I’ll never contact him
again.”
“I didn’t know he did that to you to pursue
me…”
“If he dares hurt you again, I’ll kill him.”
I froze, hugging her back.
“He liked you so much, I thought you’d marry
him.”
“But why?”
Holly explained everything.
Even the dream where he called my name.
My eyes were filled with self–deprecation. “Holly, you see his true nature now? He’s a
jerk who cheats.”
“He could pursue someone directly, but he
chose this, disrespecting everyone.”
“He didn’t respect either of us.
“”
“It’s good that you’ve realized it.”
Holly nodded, then looked up.
“Wendy, you remember everything?”
I smiled.
<
“I never had amnesia.”
“It was just an excuse to escape Mark.”
Soon after Holly broke up with him, Mark
tried to see me under various pretexts.
His eyes were filled with affection.
When I turned to leave, he grabbed my arm.
“Wendy, I’ve loved you for three years.”
His eyes were filled with sadness.
I looked at his hand on my arm with disdain.
Once, I accidentally touched him while closing
the car door.
He made me wash my hands thirty–eight
times.
I smiled coldly.
“Mark, you know?”
“Before, I just thought you were morally
corrupt, but now you’re disgusting.”
I took out disinfectant from my bag and
sprayed it on his hand.
His face turned pale. I left without looking
back.
From then on, Mark disappeared from my life.
[The End]
