4
Every time Lucas took me out to relax, I used to be excited for days. But this time, my heart couldn’t stir even a ripple.
As we drove along, Lucas seemed very happy.
I just quietly watched the changing scenery outside the window.
“Lucas.”
“Hmm?”
Hearing me call his full name, he seemed a bit uncomfortable, furrowing his brow.
“Do you still like extreme sports?”
“I used to love it, but that kind of passion has an expiration date.”
Does that include me too?
But I never voiced that question.
I should have realized earlier that he had long lost his former courage and passion.
Soon, the car entered deep into the mountains.
The scenery here was beautiful, but few people ventured this far, perhaps because it was too remote.
Lucas didn’t let me do anything, setting everything up himself.
For a moment, I thought I saw that radiant boy from the past.
At night, Lucas held me as we sat under the stars.
“Baby, I know you can’t see, so let me describe it to you.”
Lucas described the starry sky to me, while my heart was in endless turmoil and pain.
I couldn’t even tell which was the real him anymore.
“Lucas, if you lost me one day, what would you do?”
But this question was drowned out by the sound of a ringing phone.
Seeing it was Rachel, Lucas immediately answered.
“Brother Lucas, I’m so scared. Can you come and stay with me?”
Lucas turned to look at me, hesitating for a few seconds.
During those few seconds, I was in utter torment.
I stared straight ahead, maintaining the appearance of being blind.
“Rachel, wait for me. I’ll be right there,” Lucas said soothingly.
“Baby…
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“Go ahead.”
“I knew you’d understand. Wait for me, I’ll be back soon.”
Lucas left. The moment he departed, the surroundings became terrifyingly quiet.
My eyes were brimming with tears.
I looked up at the sky he had described.
There wasn’t a single star, only a blanket of dark clouds.
All the beauty
was just his fabrication.
How foolish had I been these three years? In his eyes, I was probably nothing more than a clown.
I sat there dazed all night. At dawn, I opened my phone. The first post on social media stabbed my eyes.
It was a photo of Lucas holding Rachel’s hand tightly as they sh
peacefully.
Their ambiguous relationship, disguised under the name of siblings, went far beyond acceptable boundaries.
Everything was so sickening.
As daylight broke, my tears had dried up.
I stumbled down the mountain, each step feeling like it took all my strength.
When I arrived home, I found Lucas and Rachel watching an extreme sports documentary in our living room.
It was the documentary Lucas and I had treasured from our past.
Seeing me, Lucas was startled, as if suddenly remembering something.
“I’m sorry, baby. I forgot. Are you hurt?”
“No,” I replied, my voice calm and indifferent.
“I’m really sorry, Sister Mia. It’s all my fault. Otherwise, Brother Lucas wouldn’t have left you alone,” Rachel said.
I didn’t respond, heading straight to the bedroom.
“Mia Anderson, I’ve already said I forgot by accident. Why are you giving Rachel the cold shoulder? If you have any complaints, take them out on me. Don’t hurt Rachel.”
A slap followed by a sweet gesture – this had become Lucas’s norm.
I closed the door tightly.
In the afternoon, Rachel knocked on my door.
“Sister Mia, let’s go out together.”
I pressed my lips together, not responding.
The next moment, Lucas kicked the door open.
“Mia Anderson, what do you mean by not answering? Rachel has already humbled herself to ask you. What more do you want? You don’t have the status of a princess, but you sure have the temper of one.”
I was forcibly dragged out.
Walking side by side on the street, the two of them chatted happily, completely ignoring me.
11:39 AM
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Suddenly, we heard the screech of brakes nearby.
A car came speeding straight towards us.
Instinctively, I reached out to grab Lucas.
But Lucas hugged Rachel and threw themselves to the side, holding her tightly in his arms.
I was hit by the car and thrown several meters away.
It felt like my internal organs were shattering.
I lay in a pool of blood, my consciousness fading.
In moments of danger, a person’s instinctive actions reveal their true feelings.
I was never… his first choice.
How can love be divided between two people?
Seeing me close my eyes, Lucas panicked. His hands trembled as he dialed for emergency services.
“Mia… hang on a little longer”
