1 Heartbroken (1/2)

Under such circumstances that something unexplainable would occur on this cold, beautiful spring. The day before, it was raining as if it had never rained so hard before. The rain quickly flooded the streets, the grass was dampened with puddles, and the skies were covered in dark grey clouds. Suyin sat down by the nearest window in a cafe, waiting for her crush, Minsheng, to come by after he finished some errands. They have known each other for seven years, growing up together since they were teenagers. Suyin always had a crush on Minsheng, but never sort of got the courage to ask him out on a date or to even be her boyfriend. It was about 10 o'clock in the morning already and Suyin had been waiting for Minsheng for about an hour and a half past their meeting time. Suyin glanced at the clock that hung on the wall on her left side of her view and turned back to look outside again, seeing a familiar figure standing in the rain with an umbrella across the street.

”Is that Minsheng?”

Suyin stood up from the chair, her gaze never shaken from the figure that looked like Minsheng. She immediately ran out, forgetting to take her umbrella with her. The rain was pouring even more during the time that Suyin ran outside, soaking her hair as she raced to the stoplight to see if it really was Minsheng. Across from Suyin's side, Minsheng gripped on the umbrella, holding a lady's hand while Suyin watched her lean forward to kiss Minsheng on his lips. Minsheng grabbed her waist and pulled her closer to him, holding her dearly with a big grin on his face.

Suyin was watching afar when this happened, causing her eyes to swell up.

”What kind of pain is this? Why is it hurting my chest so much?” Suyin clenched her fists and brought it to her left chest as the sound of thunder roared throughout the sky.

Minsheng was never the kind of person who would do this in Suyin's eyes, but little did she know that Minsheng had been toying around girls left and right. Being blinded by love from him caused her to ignore those thoughts. Minsheng glanced towards Suyin's direction and noticed that she was standing under the heavy rain that poured. Her teardrops slid down her cheeks but the raindrops hid it under the grey sky. He promptly let go of the girl that he was holding, moving towards her way.

Realizing that Minsheng was getting close to her, Suyin turned around and ran off to avoid him. She did her best to get away because she already knew the answer that she would be nothing more than a friend or someone to lean on, but she was stupid enough to believe in him.

”I'm never believing in anyone again!!” She wiped her tears, dashing towards an open green field where soccer would have been regularly played if it was a sunny day.

”Suyin wait--” Minsheng tried to discuss with her, recklessly pushing people away so he could get to her but failed to do so. Suyin spun around and gave him a dirty glare--something that she would have never done if she didn't see what had happened today. Minsheng flinched back after seeing her gaze. She would have never done anything like that to him, so was it possible that she saw him flirting around with another girl?

”Let me explain!”

”You don't have to explain anything! I was stupid to believe in you and I really thought that you were a genuine person to me!” Suyin shouted out to the world, trying to out beat the roaring thunder that closed into them.

”No! It's nothing like that!” Minsheng hesitated, gazing at the sky as the thunder became harsher and louder.

”Leave me alone! It was a stupid waste of time for all of these years to think that I would even fall for someone like you!---”

Boom!

A flash of light (lightning) hit Suyin, causing Minsheng to freak out and run away from mother nature. All Suyin could see in her eyes was a bright light, blinding her in every way that made it impossible for her to see.

.....

Neighh!

The sound of the horse's cry could be heard in Suyin's ears.

”My lady! Wake up! Let's go right now.” A lady dressed in plain clothes tried waking up Suyin, who laid by a large oak tree. ”Hurry! You don't want your father to get mad at us now! You know mother's going to beat us!” She continued to shake Suyin's shoulders, gradually increasing her strength to wake her up.

”Mmhhh.” Suyin grumbled, fixing her head to find her comfortable spot to go back to sleep. With the feeling of dry grass and the smell of cherry blossoms surrounding her, she knew that something was wrong. ”Hm?” Suyin immediately opened her eyes with a blank expression.

”Good thing that you are awake, my lady! I didn't think you would wake up soon enough.” She made a sigh of relief, wiping her sweat as she helped Suyin up. ”We need to leave soon and leave our horse here! I don't even know why you decided to try to ride something dangerous like that!” The servant said, furrowing her brows as she sat on her heels. She interlocked both of her hands and laid it on her lap, never looking up to Suyin as she took a glance around the area.

”I-I'm....not back at home?” Suyin's eyes were scanning the area. Trees, a lake nearby, and the sound of a horse crying echoed through the forest. She then looked at her clothes which weren't the ones that she was wearing previously--and it was raining during that time! Over here, the sun was shining brightly in the sky, trying to find ways to emit through the trees in this dark forest. ”Am I dead?”

”Of course, my lady. You were the one who decided to take one of Master's horse and learn how to ride it, only to let it free.” The servant explained to Suyin the situation, causing her to frown.