ache.
Kiki once dreamed of being in the
entertainment industry.
But her family firmly rejected it.
So when her parents wanted her to meet Ethan,
Kiki agreed immediately.
In her eyes, Ethan challenged his family’s
expectations.
He pursued freedom.
Kiki, long suppressed, chased the light in Ethan.
But we didn’t know.
That dazzling light was just a huge, cheap
incandescent bulb.
But when we moths flew away from the light,
They became uneasy.
<
“What are you looking at so intently?”
Zach, arriving promptly at my room, took the
tablet from my hands.
“You’re a patient, you need to focus on
recovery, not stare at electronic devices.”
Looking at Zach’s back, I said calmly,
“Zach, let’s talk.”
Zach paused.
He didn’t turn around, pretending not to hear,
tucking the blanket around me.
“You need to cover yourself to avoid catching a
cold.”
I threw the blanket on the floor.
<
“Zach, pretending you can’t hear me won’t
work. I want to talk to you.”
Zach finally met my gaze.
But his lips remained tight, his face full of
resistance.
“Chloe, I can’t agree to the breakup. I’m willing
to devote all my time to taking care of you, but
letting you go is impossible.”
I looked at him coldly.
“Do you know that I called you twice the day I
had the accident, but you ignored them?”
“Whatever you do now, only reminds me that
while I was helplessly lying on the ground, you
