EDNA Before I could say anything, he added calmly, “If you are that eager, I could help you. We are nominal couples afterall.” I shook my head vehemently, “T..That’s n…not it.” I hated how much I was stuttering like someone who had a guilty conscience. But I really couldn’t find a way to explain it properly without feeling embarrassed. “Then, what is it? It’s not a shame to admit something like that.” He said, in the same calm tone as if we were only talking about a normal thing, like the weather. I could feel an incoming headache, “I didn’t get it by myself because I wanted anything. It was given as a gift, I just…” “As a gift? Who would give such things to you when you are not even a man? You don’t have to be ashamed to admit that you got it because you wanted it, I can understan

