Renounce His Past

Austyn turned around and caught the sweet look on Kira’s face. She was standing in profile, but the smile was unmistakable. A draught carried over fragments of her conversation. ‘No…Sorry, honey…I can’t go back…Don’t wait up…’ She was practically cooing. Austyn narrowed his eyes. Honey? Was she talking to her boyfriend or husband? Austyn remained on the balcony and lit up a cigarette, inhaling slowly. He stood where he was, waiting for her to finish the phone call. But she was still talking after fifteen minutes. Her voice was extremely gentle. She was making kissing noises. There was a glow to her face, not present when she talked to him. Austyn’s face gradually darkened. A cold glint flashed across his eyes. Kira was playing with a tassel on the sofa cover as she talked. She jumped when she turned around and saw Austyn’s face. She hurriedly whispered something into her phone and hung up quickly. Then she stuffed her phone back into her pants pocket as if to hide evidence of a crime.