1. All Alone

"Why did you do this?" Xiang Zhi asked.

Xiang Zhi could feel her tears flowing like a dam as she watched the horror unfold in front of her eyes.

"huh? Are you this stupid? I can't believe it. you still can not figure out the truth"

Panting she saw her best friend in the arms of her childhood love. It was world-shattering for her to realize that she was tricked.

Her white dress was damp red and she was in the middle of the pool of her blood mixed with the man she was once engaged to. She looked at him, the man's eyes were closed, almost as if he was at peace, looking down you could see a hole in his chest and blood gushing out like a broken tap.

"Save him at least Hui or he's gonna die here! please, he has done nothing wrong to you" I begged, pressing my pale hand on the wound, it wasn't helping.

"I am begging.. pleasee" I pleaded only for her to dismiss it.

My used-to-be best friend chuckled at me.

It was a horror indeed, what happened to you?

I couldn't help but exclaimed.

"You are so stupid, Xiang Zhi. I am sure you didn't even realize that he loved you since we were in school? poor Huaiwei he loved you and that's what he did wrong, now he's gonna die because of that like everyone died who loved you Zhi" Chen Hui remarked.

My eyes widen and I looked at injured Lian Huaiwei in my arms. 'he still loved me? after all the things I did to him?' I wanted to cry. And beat me for not seeing the person who was there for me the whole time.

I regret everything.

"I am sorry... Huaiwei. you came to save me and now.." I hugged him in agony.

'how many times have I had to say goodbye to the people who loved me?'

feeling remorse I turned to face the people I used to trust the most.

" you were always with me, Chen Hui even when I was mourning for my parents. I thought... I thought you were my best friend!" could not hold the anger in me I yelled at them.

"aww, poor Xiang Zhi. I was never been your friend. You are so naive, do you even know how your parents died?" Chen Hui asked with a sly smile.

"..what do you mean..?" I watched her as she walked over to me and kneel.

"I did it. all of it stupid bi*ch. your parents didn't die because of an accident. I planned it, and when they died, we took over the Xiang company in our hands and you just cried like a little dumb bi*ch you are not even caring about the world around you" Chen hui laughed.

My senses got numb and it was suddenly hard to breathe.

'..?'

I felt pain in my heart, remembering my parent's happy faces and my elder sister smiling at me.

We were happy, content.

It was too much pain to bear. suddenly feeling pain with rage I looked at the people who wronged me and destroyed my happy peaceful life.

"oh? I didn't know she could make that face too" said the quiet person this whole time until now.

"Wang Yee.." I cursed under my breath.

" I am sorry babe but I guess it's about time I should stop pretending. it was fun playing with you and thanks for the company. I and my girlfriend will take care of it for you" Wang Yee laughed like it was all joke to him and maybe it was, he was playing with you from the beginning.

"You bastards... I thought you were my only family left. I was wrong clearly. You wait and see I will kill the both of you. I won't let you off this easily." I was crying, not because of pain but anger.

"hahahah" they laughed mockingly and looked at me like I was the crazy one.

"oh my god. What a fool." Chen Hui came closer to me and I felt a sharp pain on my cheek.

she slapped me.

"you are not going anywhere. Not you or your little loverboy. You will die here just like your parents died by me. Everything you had will be mine now." she looked at me menacingly while gripping my hair.

And for the first time, I felt fear.

'Am I going to die here.. what about Huaiwei? is it the end?' I looked at the man in my arms.

'I am scared. mom, dad, sister. I am sorry. It is all my fault. Because of me... you guys'

"I didn't know you still loved me Lian Huaiwei. Maybe if I have another chance I would love you back. I am sorry" I whispered and kissed his forehead.

A click sound made me look up to see a gun pointing at my head. Wang Yee was smiling at me as he has always been but somehow now I could see the sinister intention behind it.

"you were pretty, but dumb. Alas, it's time for your goodbye" he chuckled.

" If I get to live again, I will kill both of you. Mark my word" I stared dead in his eyes.

"I have to kill you again and again then, Xiang Zhi," He said without the trace of the warmth that I was so used to seeing on his face.

I was blind.

At that moment I realized I was all alone from the beginning.

I closed my eyes, lowered my head, and pulled the man in my arms who never once left me till the end.

if there is an afterlife please let me meet this person again...