Chapter 92 - Live Happily (2/2)

”Hajima!(Don't!) The breeze is so fresh and light. I want to stay here. Mornings are boring anyway. I hate mornings.” She held the side of the bench and shrank to a side.

Darren sat beside her and placed his hand on her head in a gentle manner as he said, ”Do you even realize how lucky you are to have a morning?” Xiu looked at him curiously as he went on, ”Some people close the eyes at night and never even got a chance to open them again. And some get stuck with them in that night without closing their eyes.”

His heart was torn as he talked about this. Chen Xiu closed her eyes in a night and he got stuck in that night with her.

Xiu held his arm with both of her hands and as he looked at her, she smiled, ”Did someone close his eyes for good in your life?”

Darren shook his head saying, ”No. I was just giving a general example.”

Xiu leaned against his side and said, ”You're holding your tears back and that person is resting in peace. Isn't that unfair? Happy endings are destined for fairytales. Reality doesn't have a happy ending. This time, I learned that to live happily is a lot more important than a happy ending.”

”Sweets, where did you learn that from?” His views about her were ever so slightly changing. She was bold and yet shy in her own way. She was deep and yet pretended to be superficial. She was hurt and yet had a solid attitude to face this world. Wasn't she too young to learn this much?

Xiu looked into his eyes and replied, ”It took me one death and two lives to get here.”

”What?” was his shocked and confused reply.

Xiu laughed at his response and thought, 'Right. No matter how many times I tell the truth, no one will be crazy enough to believe that it really took me one death and two lives to get here.'

”Forget it,” she waved off and stood up looking at the sky. ”There are so many stars in the sky.”

Darren also looked up but found not a single star because of the city lights that overshadowed the starlight. ”There are no stars, Sweets.”

”Isn't that my point? Even stars fall down, why can't we?” 'Even stars on this Earth fall as well. Just like Chen Xiu did.' She heaved a long sigh and said, ”I want to be silly, crazy, weird, stupid and bold tonight.” She looked at Darren and asked, ”Will you help me?”

”How?”

Xiu stood before him and held both his shoulders saying, ”Don't disappear like before. I won't remember this night anyway. So, don't play the ghost game with me again.”

Darren reluctantly said, ”Okay.”

His reply had just left his mouth when Xiu tip-toed and pressed her lips against his making his eyes widen in surprise.