“Hey, I heard you.”
His voice held a smile, and he gently curled his finger around mine.
“Ethan, I’ve been living in hell for a long time. I don’t deserve you doing all this for me.”
The painful memories were real.
My body was broken, and I had long since been swallowed by darkness.
But he didn’t care.
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“Those who hurt you back then, they’ve already paid the price. Not long after they were imprisoned, they were targeted by their enemies.
“In just a few months in prison, they were dead. When they died… they were barely recognizable.
“So, Alice, don’t worry. You’re a good girl. You’re purer than anyone. The dirty ones were them. They got what was coming to them.”
“You say you’re in hell? Fine. It’s okay. I will walk with you through it. I will be with you wherever you go.”
(The End)
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That afternoon in junior year, Ethan had gotten into an argument with Alice.
The sound of cicadas was irritating, and that afternoon, neither of them could bring themselves to face each other, so they didn’t go home together.
Ethan sat in the classroom, finally slamming his pen down after attempting the third physics problem.
He pulled out his phone and sent her a couple of messages.
“Pretty tough, huh? You just ignore me after I say a couple of things.”
“Not replying, huh? Fine, don’t bother replying anymore.”
Suddenly, the sound of an ambulance whizzed past outside the window.
He stared at the fading sun for a moment, then put his phone away.
He followed the crowd of onlookers to see what was happening.
His phone still displayed the last few messages he sent.
“Damn, who spoiled you this much for you to develop such a temper?”
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“Haha, turns out it was me.”
“Fine, I’ll give you a little punishment, and then I’ll make it up to you.”
