The first time I saw him, he was pushed down and fell hard on a big stone on his back.
When I lifted his clothes to look, I saw a big, dark bruise, but he smiled while giving me the candy in his hand.
Almost at that moment, I was sure that I'd be Keith's sister for a lifetime.
We grew up together since we were young, just like other siblings. I didn't expect Dale to picture our relationship in such a nasty way.
"A person with a filthy mind thinks everyone else is as filthy as him!"
Keith left the ward in anger after saying so.
Grace sobbed softly and looked at Dale.
"Dale, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. You shouldn't have saved me at that time. You should have saved Estelle instead. But she still has family, and I only have you. I was so afraid to see you take her away. I might die..."
Dale wiped the tears from Grace's face.
"Don't worry. No one will disturb you again."
I looked at them as they cuddled each other, and the nauseating feeling almost overwhelmed me.
When the rescuers found me in the snowdrift, I was wrapped in ice and completely lost vital signs.
Dale's father, Neil Kemp, saw my body, and with just a touch, the flesh and bones completely separated.
Neil and my father grew up together as neighbors since childhood. When my parents were still alive and knew about me and Dale, they almost couldn't stop smiling.
Neil transferred the two shops he had under my name just to prevent Dale from doing anything foolish.
I looked at Neil. He looked old, and because of his heart attack, he could hardly breathe. I wanted to tell them the name of the medicine Neil often took, but now I was just a soul and couldn't help at all.
After the rescuers took Neil to the hospital and gave him medicine, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as Neil was relieved, he picked up his phone and called Dale, but he only heard the sound of the call being connected and then hung up.
They had always been at odds, and Dale was very annoyed by the way Neil distributed his property. This time, he probably thought that Neil was calling him to tell him to apologize to me, so he directly blocked Neil's number.
Keith appeared next to my body with a scruffy beard, looking completely listless like a fool.
After a long time, he finally spoke.
"Estelle, how could it be you? You were so beautiful. How could..."