Losing Her

Next to the Caleb, Felix Jennings drawled, "Yeah. We tried to tell Alexander that dating you was a bad idea, but he was all game. I can't believe you thought you meant something to him."Where are you rushing off to anyway? Let me guess, we're not good enough for you to hang out with?"I hardly ever hung out with any of Alexander's friends even though we had been dating for years. From what I heard, they frequently took jabs at me, saying I was prissy and that I thought myself better than them.They didn't like me because I couldn't go all out like Sasha. Alexander had told them the reason. "Her health's pretty delicate. I can't let her join in on your idea of fun."Needless to say, they didn't buy it and thought Alexander was being protective of me and speaking up for me. However, my health truly was delicate. I was asthmatic; under serious circumstances, I could die.Alexander's friends were from the underworld. They had grown up together and been friends for over a decade. Ciga

Alexander had wasted precious time reprimanding me and missed the golden hour. I was suffocating so badly by the time he hung up the call that I could not utter a single word. I toppled to the ground, convulsing as I gasped for air.Felix jumped at the sight of me struggling to breathe. He looked to Caleb and the other man on the couch, seeking help. "Caleb, she's… She'll be fine, right?"Before Caleb could answer, Liam Carter spoke up beside him, sounding nonchalant. "Of course. She's probably jealous that Alex and Sasha are getting close."This is probably just an act to get his attention. Leave her alone; I'd like to see what other acts she has up her sleeve."Liam had a thing for Sasha, and this was his way of helping her get back at me.In the end, I died in the lounge.The three men didn't notice something was amiss until I had laid stiffly and lifelessly on the ground for ten whole minutes. They blanched when they realized I truly wasn't breathing.They were at a complete

Sasha's calls were always untimely, and she would hijack whatever plans Alexander and I had made. She would either say she was injured or in a foul mood and needed drinking company. In short, she would say anything to get Alexander to hang out with her.I would stop Alexander, but he would only lecture me in return."Don't be so childish, Isabelle. Sasha isn't the type to call me if she weren't in trouble.""I'm just going to make sure she's alright. I'll be back before you know it.""Come on, how could you say such mean things about Sasha? She's three years younger than you!"Sasha would also prepare dinner for Alexander and wait by the hospital entrance for him to get off work. Our recent fight had stemmed from me catching Sasha and Alexander feeding each other and chatting away while I was dropping off a late-night snack for him to help him get through his night shift.He told me it was a game they used to play as children, but I was disgusted. He was so openly close to Sasha,

Naturally, I couldn't reply to any of Alexander's messages that night. At that point, he started to panic. He even swallowed his pride and called me.All he got from the other end of the phone was a mechanical female voice telling him the same old line. "Hello, the number you dialed cannot be reached. Please leave a message after the beep."My phone remained switched off. Three calls later, Alexander gave up and found my parents' numbers instead. He called them, and my mom answered.The poor woman was blissfully unaware of my death as she asked Alexander if I was adjusting to life in the city or whether I had lost weight. He asked anxiously, "Laura, isn't Izzy there with you?"My mom replied, "No. She said she was going back to the city to do some shopping for the wedding. Why would she be back? Wait, shouldn't she be home at this hour?"Alexander quickly softened his tone to keep her from worrying. "Oh, she must have gone out to shop for candy for the goodie bags. I'll go pick he

Alexander was like a man possessed after reading my diary. He left home that night and asked around for my whereabouts. Not that he could find me; I was already dead and swallowed up by the ocean.He probably had a feeling that something terrible had happened to me, but denial had him holding onto false hope. He stopped going to work at the hospital and huddled up at home, waiting for me to return.When his so-called friends found him in such a reclusive state, they told him not to get so depressed over a woman. Infuriated, he threw them out of the house.Sasha seized the chance to shower Alexander with concern. She told him to cheer up and said I probably ran off with another guy.Alexander roared at her to shut up.About two weeks after my disappearance, the police got a call about a body found floating at sea. The caller had been swimming at the beach when they stumbled upon the corpse.When the police informed Alexander about this, they were taken aback by his pale, gaunt fac