Atonement, For Your Cruelty

One night, Oscar picked up the key to a safe he had once desperately searched for. The person who came with it became a living key was a woman, extraordinary in every aspect. Her tearful eyes, naive actions, even her name and appearance. The woman was oddly irritating. He was even displeased at having to ponder how to describe that irritation. So, he wanted to temporarily put it out of sight, in a place where it couldn’t be seen. “I… want to be by your side.” It was too ridiculous to be sincere, and far too pathetic to be temptation. Therefore, the one who was ensnared was undoubtedly an idiot. Even when subjected to all kinds of insults, the woman approached until the end. On those smal...