Flickering Lights.

“I had lied to you. Before… But now… I can’t lie to you anyone.” She had her back turn on him, and without looking at his face, she said all those hurtful words to him.

But he would rather not hear the truth. He would rather if she kept lying to him and continued to deceive him. “Why? Why don’t you just keep lying to me?”

“Because… You’re too kind, Tian-Xu.” She turned around to look at him. He knew she was trying her best to control her emotions, without shading another tear. As she wanted to break his heart completely. “And your kindness will only get you hurt, and I just proved it.”

Taking off her necklace, she took his hand and dropped the necklace in his hand. Handing over to him wasn’t just a simple heart-shape locket, but his love for her. Like she had ripped his heart out and gave him back his heart. “Good bye…”