Farewell, Sisi

secret crush back

my fingers back until the bones nearl

we ended up g

he was devoted, gen

a back then, so I had her bullied to please you. And still, you left the country without looking back. I married her just to get

d flowing from me, his eyes

ine, I couldn't hold back my tears anymore. They streamed down my

undless, lea

my entire world h

ced, our mother took me away. Scarlett believed I had sto

her rage, and for her gang

e year, when s

could fina

hat plane turned out to b

es were posted, during the second break, a group

se I was n

mouth, laughing wickedly. "Number one in the class, huh

ating and insults I ha

completely wiped away, my senses

, they weren'

with my silence. "Playing dead, huh? Who do you

couldn't even twitch. Then he grabbed my hand, forcing my f

d through the air as white-ho

g onto the floor while agony burned

o beg. No voi

rs streamed down my face, but

ed on my hand, then slashed two dee

hey slipped over the open gashes, mixing w

inting at me like I was some fre

left the storage room in a pack, l

d gagged, crumpled

ong I lay there be

p, I was in a

he was-A

cles under them, a rough sha

ht me here. The one who

gave me a second

all feels

, a crushing wave of despair swept through

s my savior, my redemption, was only

ile just through the door, Alec and Sere

ffection, every word so gentl

he fire escape and

it have to

o be so g

even stayed by my side through ev

y hand, brushed his fingers gently across it, and looked into my

eard those bullies were expelle

ina had been high school swee

n in my life who ever

me with a cake in his hand and said, "Sis

yes and said yes w

en, never caring about my appearance. I believed

" he always called was prob

ion," I once wr

no

ars stream d

like a hard slap, ne

behind only schemes and betrayal, I was sh

m right afte

not to overwork myself, I never went out to work. The only th

now, I have n

, and my mother remarried and n

bullying, sobbing for help, s

ignoring my desper

only lifeline I h

se tightening around my throat, dragg

.

's office and sank ont

on my skin, but all I felt

nostrils again, reminding me that these past few years of pe

ling to breathe amidst the bullies' moods-t

I sat there before a c

as A

usly and pulled me

oing sitting he

, tired eyes. "Alec, today'

a cake. It's in the backseat. And

om, he handed m

ed the

d the necklace was a custom

ing "S" on it felt like a

f Serena, or the "

e a bitter smile as I g

was pre

e surprise I planned to gi

no

, I still planned

me by blood, soon to be the per

ould give me

ter wh

e unexpecte

me and asked, "Babe, your birthday's ne

numb and i

ty, Alec dressed me i

ling only a pair of clear almond-shaped ey

mermaid dress adorned with diamonds li

off the mask, revealing t

ross it, marring what wa

ng, impossib

repared to fac

how myself without a mask. But now, knowing the truth o

rs would mock him for having a wife with such a frighte

I faced the world withou

reaths, trying to ste

I saw a group of people

e me, but without the hor

s Ser

side me, almost imp

sn't just my birthday - it was also

nd graceful, the other ethereal and s

d Serena

only made her

ad always been proud and confid

und her slender neck - the very same neckl

in my throat as my knuckles wh

idicu

irthday party? So why was Seren

escended t

ena - many were familiar, peo

dragging me back into those da

my finger pulling me back to the pr

owd, their eyes fin

ke a swarm, swir

That scar on her f

a Burgess? Wh

came dow

re to bull

kened, and he s

toward me, but Se

t all started because of me. Let me go and apologize to Selina."