"Ella... Ella..."
Ella Lacey heard a faint voice, excitedly looked up to see Erwin Simpson's eyes cracked open, his dry lips trembling!
She quickly pressed her ear against his lips, crying, "Erwin, why are you so silly? Why did you save me?"
Erwin tried to lift his arm but it fell helplessly. Ella Lacey reached out to support him, holding his forearm.
He gently caressed Ella Lacey's face, slowly wiping her tears away. One at a time.
Ella Lacey could feel his hand trembling continuously, icy and cold. Her crying intensified, tears streaming down her face.
"Ella...Ella, don't...don't cry..."
Erwin Simpson tried to raise the corners of his mouth, smiling at her, "If...you cry...you won't...look...pretty..."
But Ella Lacey's tears wouldn't stop. The more he said, the harder she cried.
"Erwin, you, you are too foolish. Why did you save me..."
Ella Lacey sobbed incessantly, It should have been her lying in the blood pool. It should have been her!