Pree I remembered clearly the day he first confessed to me at the back of the building. Al told me who would wait for me. He said he would give me all the time I needed. Was that all part of an act? Did he apply his special technique again? Come to think of it, the girl Eric had mentioned was no different from me. We both had a bad first impression of Al. Maybe that was why he was so persistent? Was that the reason he pursued me because he wanted to make me lose? "Pree, please. Stop listening. It's all in the past," Al says, reaching over to touch me, but Su slaps his hand away when his fingertips grace my shoulder. "Don't you dare touch her," she says. "What's your problem, Su?" "My problem? Do you really want me to say it?" Su and Al keep bickering next to my ears and almost deafe

