In Eric's eyes, Jack was the worst choice for Rachel. Although he seemed to have changed a lot these days, in Eric's mind, it was just not enough to become Rachel's husband.
Rachel had been with the wrong man so many years. Eric decided to keep an eye on her so that she wouldn't be deceived by Jack.
A sound suddenly interrupted his personal reflection. He was sure that it was Rachel and he suddenly felt anxious for no reason.
He thought that if he would stop speaking, nothing could make her angry again.
"Eric!" Rachel called out to him. Her voice sounded cold and it came from behind him. He turned his head towards her and looked embarrassed. "What's the matter?"
"Do you want to hang out?"
"What? Really?"
"Why do you look so surprised? Go get changed and we'll go shopping," she said in an almost commanding tone of voice mixed with a slight jest.
Eric stood up filled with excitement like a little boy and hurried up the stairs. After a few steps up, he suddenly paused and turned to her once more. His face looked gloomy and sad. "I...uh..." He scratched his chin briefly as he stammered. He then raised a hand to touch the edge of wound on his forehead.
There was a look of worry on Eric's face. His eyes were suddenly filled with anxiety and sadness. Rachel fully understood what he meant and what he was thinking. She took a deep breath and smiled at him. "You look handsome! Are you afraid to be seen by other people? They won't bite you, you know."
She walked slowly towards Eric and gently poked his face. "You don't even need to wear a hat. Just change your clothes. I'll wait for you outside."
"Rachel..." He was filled with anxiety. He hesitated and could not bring himself to agree with her.
"Don't be ashamed of it. Instead, you should be proud of it. It's considered a badge of honor for you."
She gently stroked the scar with the tip of her soft finger affectionately. Eric turned to her with an inquiring look. "Honor?" he asked softly.
"You got this from doing boldly what is righteous. And you almost lost your own life in the process. There is no reason to feel bad about it at all," Rachel explained patiently.
Eric grinned at her.
Boys of his age prefer to show off their beauty in public and feel good to be admired for it. Thus, his mind was filled with how a scar on his forehead completely ruined his good looks.
He went up as Rachel said to change his clothes. Once he was done changing, he took a hat and slowly placed it on his head like the finishing touch on a masterpiece artwork. He then took pictures of himself so he could check how good...or how bad...he looked.
Rachel sat in the car and waited patiently for Eric. She turned to him as he approached the car. She shook her head with a faint smile on her lips. She thought that he was still too young and childish.
He opened the door and got into the car enthusiastically. "Come on, Rachel. Let's go!" he urged with a mischievous smile.
He was like a child who couldn't wait to leave for the mall.
have completely melted
Rachel made
the mall. It was then that she realized that his life was
as they approached the rear of the last car on the lane. She stopped completely and then leaned her head against the window and watched what went on outside. The sound of Eric's voice reading the items on her list
was immediately
the loud honking of
about, Rachel?
the car and gently stepped on the gas pedal. "Okay, here
finished parking. Eric still looked worried as he kept fixing his hat. He only started to look relieved when
how he looked,
had been a long time since Eric got hurt. He took a deep breath as they entered and he found the air inside the shopping mall to be fresh and to his liking. He brought out Rachel's shopping list and looked at it. "So, we need to go
Rachel said with a playful smile. She took the list from his hand and checked the items that
and looked confused. "I have enough clothes
with him. "But none of them looks
specific fashion styles. Some even looked exaggerated and it made them look deviant from
to complain because she disliked how his clothes looked on
elevator
the next, looking for one that had
them with a big smile on her
politely at her. She then turned to Eric and asked in a soft voice, "Do you want to pick the
pick them, but you can give
"Okay. Sure."
a shirt that looked interesting to him and inspected it. He was discussing the shirt with Rachel when their conversation was interrupted by
that stood a few feet from behind them. Her sunglasses hung low on her face to allow her eyes a clear view of Eric. She looked like she wasn't sure if the
clacking on the tiled floor. "It's really you! Where
"Yes, I have been very busy lately," he
come
really can't tell you that
you involved in something
suddenly felt annoyed with the woman's comments. "What
angry," the woman said almost whispering to Eric. She completely ignored Rachel and just talked with Eric as if Rachel
any more time talking to her. He turned to Rachel and handed the shirt to
to meet completely by chance.
is nothing else to talk about. Let's just meet some other time and place," Eric
annoyed by Eric's rudeness. She suddenly frowned and looked unhappy. "Hey! Why are you even
employees of the shop did not know what was going on. They all watched the two women
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