ENCHANTED LOVE - Season 8 Episode 8

As soon as she wanted to say something, Anthony, who was standing on the side, opened the door. Sheryl was standing at the door. She did not show any surprise or dismay on seeing Anthony in the house.

“Oh, it’s Sheryl. Come in,” said Sue immediately putting on a smiling face. Sheryl came in but still stood near the door. Sue demanded, “Why have you suddenly come here?”

Sue and Sheryl were not getting along too well these days. Sue wondered why Sheryl had suddenly come over. She thought that Sheryl was not surprised to see Anthony there, indicating that she knew Anthony was there. She told herself that Sheryl had deliberately come to confirm herself of his presence.

“Oh… Anthony, you are also here,” Sheryl said. Sheryl glanced at him indifferently. She spoke in a calm voice, as if it were very normal for him to be there.

As his girlfriend, Sheryl didn’t think about questioning him about this.

“Come in.” Anthony made way to let her in. He asked her, “Have you eaten yet? Do you want to eat something if you are hungry? Join us at the table.”

“No, thanks,” said Sheryl. She turned to Sue and said, “Yesterday you didn’t come to the farm, so Mr. Taylor asked me to bring you some fresh fruits and vegetables.”

“Really? I can’t believe Mr. Taylor would be so considerate as to think about me. Thank him so much on my behalf.” Sue smiled faintly and said, “Have a seat, Sheryl. My foot was injured, so I can’t move around too much to fetch some refreshments for you. Please feel at home.”

Sue mentioned her foot deliberately so that Sheryl would notice it. On seeing her swollen ankle, Sheryl frowned a bit and said, “No wonder you didn’t come to the farm. How did you sprain your foot so badly? It looks serious.” .

“It’s all right now.” Sue smiled as she talked to her, “My doctor said that it’s not a big deal. If I rest for two more days I will recover and be fine.”

“That’s good to know.” Sheryl nodded slightly. Seeing that they were eating, she said, “Well then, I should go now. I do not want to interrupt your meal.”

“Sheryl…” On seeing Anthony just standing there and saying nothing, Sue said to Sheryl, “Anthony came over because my foot was injured. He was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to take care of myself…”

“It’s OK. I can rest peacefully knowing that he is here to take care of you. Please continue with your meal. I’m leaving.” Sheryl smiled.

Sheryl didn’t know her own mind. Before she came here, she had thought that she would ask Anthony what he had in mind about their relationship.

However, on reaching Sue’s house, she saw them sitting at the same table and having a meal just like husband and wife. Suddenly she found herself a fifth wheel in their presence. She just wanted to leave quickly from Sue’s house as it made her feel depressed.

“Sheryl! Stop and listen to me. Sheryl!” Sue tried to stop her and explain things to her. However, the more Sue asked Sheryl to stop, the faster she walked away.

Sue stared at Anthony and said, “Why are you still sitting here? Hurry up and chase her. Explain everything to her.”

Anthony hesitated for a long time. Finally, he ran behind Sheryl and caught up with her. He grabbed her wrist and asked, “Are you angry?”

“Why should I be angry?” Sheryl asked scornfully. She said, “What are you doing here? Why don’t you go back quickly and take care of her?”

“Sher…” He took Sheryl’s hand and said, “I know you are unhappy about this. But as you could see, her foot was hurt, so I…”

“So you came to her house to live with her and take care of her. She is an unmarried woman. Anthony, have you ever considered that you have a girlfriend? What would Sue think?”

“I know that, I know,” Anthony said with a frown, “I knew you would misunderstand the whole situation if you got to know this. That is why I did not mention anything to you. I didn’t expect that you would come to know about this in this way.”

“You mean if I hadn’t come over, you never would have told me about this?” Sheryl sneered.

“I didn’t mean that,” said Anthony, “I just wanted to tell you later.”

“Sher,” he took her hand again and said, “you and Sue are not getting along these days. I was afraid that you would never let me take care of her if you knew about it. I didn’t want you to be angry.”

“So, it turns out that deep in your heart, you think of me as an inconsiderate and selfish woman.” Sheryl smiled bitterly at him. “Anthony, can you see that we have been drifting apart gradually? I think we need to take a step back and see if it is necessary for us to be together.”

“Sher, what do you mean?” When he heard what Sheryl said, his sad face suddenly changed. He held her tightly by the wrist and demanded, “What did you say? What do you mean by that?”

“You know very well what it exactly is,” Sheryl said scornfully. “Since I got back here, I have felt that we are going in different directions and I am losing you gradually. I don’t know what you want me to do or how to do it. I don’t know if we can get along as before. I am really confused. I don’t know how to handle our relationship. I’m so sorry, Anthony. I think I need some time and space. Let me think about it.”

“I am really sorry,” she added faintly. Sheryl glanced at him. Even when she was torn by conflicting thoughts, she never showed any hint of it on her face.

So from Anthony’s point of view, she was rather indifferent — what happened didn’t make any difference to her.

From her point of view, too many things had happened in recent days, and she sporadically recalled the past. The recalling of what she had been through sometimes made her breathless. She thought that she needed some time to figure out what to do.

After she had said this, she turned and wanted to go back to her house. Anthony suddenly shouted in her direction, “Do you mean to say that you wish to break up with me?”

Sheryl was in a daze. What did he say? Break up? She had never thought about that. She only thought that her life was in a mess recently, so she needed some time to sort it out.

She turned back to look at him and asked, “What do you mean?”

“Isn’t it what you want?” Anthony mocked, “You said all that just because you wanted to break up with me, didn’t you?”

He sneered and talked to her, “Sheryl, I came here just to look after Sue. You can’t make such a big fuss over it.”

“Don’t you understand why I was so mad at you?” Sheryl smiled bitterly. Anthony haDn’t been like this earlier. But obviously he had changed a lot now. She talked to him, “I am your girlfriend, so I have the right to know what happens. At least you could tell me what you were planning to do.”

Anthony sneered, “Sheryl, before you reproach me, you should remind yourself of your own earlier actions. When you and Shirley went to live in Charles’ house, did you even remember that you have a boyfriend and that you were answerable to him? Did you ever think about me then? Don’t you think it is ridiculous to question me about this now? You have behaved in worse ways than I.”