"I've liked you for a long time, Amy." His voice was so small and cautious. His hand that was holding the ring was trembling and the raindrops were still hanging on his eyelashes,
Everyone in the hair salon was watching and cheering at us.
Suddenly I remembered the time when I was a child and had a fever, my mother left me alone just she could buy some candies for my brother.
I could not stop shaking as he whispered, "I love you. I'll protect you forever."
Maybe my insecure heart craved love so much that I could not tell if it was candy or a trap. I longed too much to get love, so I said yes to him.
I said yes to a man who stayed with me during my fever, yes to the trap disguised as favoritism.
We were supposed to be happy until the call came.
My mother was adamant that Mac was the one who killed me and had run away with my money. It was all because someone had said that he had all my money.
So, the police had to send someone to arrest Mac.
Actually, this whole thing was quite amusing.
The next time I saw Mac again was in the courtroom. He was much thinner than he was before. The man was sitting in the defendant's chair with vacant eyes.
Next to him sat his newly wedded wife. The woman was wearing a floral dress. Her eyes were swollen with tears.
“You lied to me! Why? Tell me who that woman was!” She beat his chest with her fists and cried loudly but Mac just sat there without any reaction, like a deflated balloon.
“You said you’ve never been in love before. Why did you lie to me? We just got married."
I suddenly noticed a dazzling diamond ring on her finger. The sight made my heart clenched. It turned out, he bought the ring for her.
I had seen that ring a long time ago. I found it in Mac's pocket and I had been so naïve to think he bought the ring for me.
So, I had been waiting patiently for his proposal. However, all I got from him was "We're not right to each other."
It was truly too hilarious.
"I'm just playing around. I was too lonely. I have never thought she would die and I swear to you, I did not do it."
"You are the one I truly love. I want to spend the rest of my life with you." He took his wife's hand and said those words with such determination.
His words were like a blow to my heart, making me gasped for air because of the heartbreak.
I drifted away and returned to the rented room.