Her Life Starts to Spin out of Control

Colin nodded, poured a glass of whiskey for Nina and placed it in front of her.

Herring picked a girl, as well, and the rest were asked to leave.

"Treat Mr. Li and Mr. Huo well. Got it?" The manager cautioned the girls, and walked out, closing the door behind him. Herring took out a stack of cash and gave it to the girls.

The two girls divided up the money excitedly, and placed them aside. They had to tend to the men. Nina wrapped her arm around Colin's shoulder and held her whiskey glass upto Colin's lips, "Mr. Li, please."

"Go away." Colin refused, swatting away her gesture. Nina cowered away, confused. What's his problem? She thought to herself.

"Hey bro, how about getting a room? You can get your needs met in private." Herring winked.

Colin waved his hand, "Not now." He continued nursing his whiskey glass as Nina sat beside him with a confused expression on her face.

A few minutes later, Colin's personal phone rang. He thought that it was Sophia, but

His stomach sunk and his heart began to beat faster when he saw the Caller ID. It was his mother.

It was almost 11pm, and usually his mother was preparing to retire to bed at that time. So it came as a shock when he saw that she was calling him.

He paused the music and motioned for everyone to be silent. Then, he slid the answer key.

"Hi mother. What are you doing up so late? Is everything okay?" "My son, are you still at work?"

"No, I'm out with Herring."

"Doing what?"

"Drinking."

"Is anyone else there?"

"...No!" Colin hesitated. Colin thought that his mother sounded as she usually does.

Without a goodbye, the call hung up. Colin stared at his phone, baffled. Just as he was about to place his phone back in his pocket, his mother called back, this time as a video call.

his fears came true. He had no other choice but to answer the call. Colin knew all too well that she wasn't going to stop calling. He slid the answer key, and his

wearing her reading glasses, therefore Colin knew that she was looking for something.

Before Colin could finish

show me where you are!" Her rage spilled through the video connection. "Mother, I'll call you later."

I will keep on calling until

but to show her. He flipped the screen, and moved

hung up the video

this how I raised you?" Wendy was angry

was bringing shame to her and the family. If ever the neighbors were to find out about his "extra-curriculum" activities, they would be the talk of the town.

reputation as a respectable and well-cultured member of the society would be

himself down. He was tired of being on the "perfect-son" pedestal.

was doing. Sophia told you, didn't

me?" Colin sighed heavily as he puffed out a cloud

Herring simply sat there, gloating at what was happening in front of

motioned to the girls to leave. They left without hesitation, with the money in their hands.

there and fiddled with his glass as he listened to the conversation.

biting his ear off about the whole situation. Ten minutes later, Colin hung up the phone. "Let's get out of here." Colin spoke, more words

and headed to the cars. Herring asked the chauffeur to

sorry about cutting our night short. After an

embarrassment, although Herring knew too well that

he got into his car and

the car and twenty minutes later, he was at Sophia's place. He got out of the

that was simmering below the surface. Sophia lived in a big house so it

habit of sleeping in different rooms in the

has a lot of weird habits, Colin thought, as his anger spilled into murmuring by himself.

the far corner light was on. He figured that Sophia would have

door, went to open

door. Sophia... " After a few minutes of silence, Colin began impatiently knocking on the door. Louder this

ignoring me... Sophia!" Colin nearly broke the door down Meanwhile, inside the room,

Colin's mother and telling her what had occurred that evening, Some of it anyway, She lay in bed wondering when Colin was going to do. When she heard him walking up the stairs to her room, She sat up in bed and waited. Sophia knew he was angry, But she didn't feel like opening the

stood up and peeped

that his impatience had turned into anger.