Chapter 42

Raymond knocked on Hazel's door. As soon as it opened, she saw the figure of Edward, who frowned at his arrival, telling him to enter.

'Why are you here?' Edward walked ahead of him, stroking the nape of his neck back onto Hazel's bed, which was full of pieces of strange things he did not recognize. Raymond closed the door slowly, following Edward and Hazel, who were busy with their business again.

'Seeing you, Ed. Can't I?'

The man's hand, who was assembling the components-whatever-it-was, suddenly stopped, as did Hazel, who averted her eyes from her laptop screen.

'What were you saying just now?' asked Edward, turning to him this time.

'Is there something wrong with what I said earlier?' Raymond asked back.

The man immediately shook his head, then put on a sneer at Hazel, who now looked annoyed, and looked back at him. 'Try calling my name again.'

He complied, calling out the man's name once again.