Then, he started working on my corpse again. This time, he was moving a lot faster. After most of the recovery work was done, my face still remained darker in shade. But at this point, it obviously looked like me. The tool in Orion’s hand fell onto the ground with a loud thud. He clenched his jaw as if he was suppressing his anxiousness. Soon, he started to comfort himself as he murmured, “It’s her goddaughter, so it’s only normal for them to look alike.” At this moment, I wanted my mother to take me home so that the lie could continue. I had a feeling that the truth was going to be exposed. Just then, someone knocked on the door. It was my mother, and she was holding a white dress. “Sum… My goddaughter doesn’t own a nice dress. Can you let me put this dress on her?” Orion was caught in a daze when he saw the dress. It was the first birthday present that he had given me. I had only worn it once, because I really cherished it. I was afraid of spoiling it, so I
He went to a bar and started drinking profusely. “Summer, you’re so cruel!”It upset me to see him acting this way, but I believed that it was for the best. He would never know that I was already dead. I just wanted him to be fine. While he was drinking, my best friend, Florence River, walked in. She was the only other person who knew what had happened back then. However, she was an impatient woman. I was afraid that she would tell him the truth. They saw each other, and Orion stopped her when she tried to leave. “Where’s Summer?“Is she outside?”After that, he dashed out in an effort to find me. He kept banging on random car doors, like he was insane. “Summer, come out! Stop hiding from me!”However, I was not inside of any of those cars. “Orion, can you stop?!” Florence could not stand the sight and yelled at him. Orion slowly turned around and glared at her. “Tell Summer to come out!”Florence’s eyes became a little teary. “Summer’s already dead
My mother was carefully tidying the dress in the guest room. When Orion saw me, he was taken aback. Since the dress covered my skinny and discolored body, my corpse bore more of a resemblance to me. “I’ll make a move now. You can continue restoring her corpse, and I’ll retrieve her tomorrow.” After my mother left, Orion chose a wig with long black hair. It was the same hairstyle I had. He took a deep breath and put the wig on my head. “It’s impossible. It’s impossible that Summer’s dead,” Orion said.Then, he took out a beauty kit and started to apply some makeup on me. Once he applied the lipstick, his indifferent eyes turned anxious. The restored corpse looked exactly like me. It was, in fact, me. All my lies disintegrated. With his face turning pale, Orion took a step back and fell onto the ground. “How is this possible?”He dialed my phone number, but no one picked up. Then, he called Florence. “Tell me. Where’s Summer?”Florence remained calm and s
After I learned that I was pregnant, I kept losing weight regardless of how much I ate. So, I went to get myself checked at the hospital. They discovered that I had a malignant tumor that was pressing against my baby. The doctor said, “You have to abort the baby. Otherwise, both of you will end up dead.”I collapsed onto the floor as I begged the doctor to help me. “Will my baby survive if I die?”“This isn’t a multiple-choice question. You won’t be able to carry this child to term. Even if you do, the child might be born disabled. If you don’t abort the child, you’ll likely die in a month’s time.”Unfortunately, I had no other choice but to abort the child. However, I remained sick because my tumor was malignant. I could only undergo chemotherapy to extend my lifespan.Eventually, the tumor would still claim me. So, I went back and broke up with Orion. I knew him too well. If he knew that I was going to die, he would end his life with me. As such, I purposely told
“Summer only aborted the baby because of the tumor.“When you left, she was fighting cancer. She knew that she could not live much longer, so she went home. Then, she begged me and her mother to not tell you the truth. Eventually, she lost the fight.“I feel like you should know how good she was to you.”Florence’s words pierced through Orion’s ears, and his phone fell to the floor. He looked at me, and his tears streamed down uncontrollably. He wanted to speak, but no words were coming out. His tears just fell onto my arm. I was extremely upset, and I wanted to hug him. However, he ended up fainting next to my corpse. The loud thud alerted the young woman, and she rushed in. “Orion, what’s wrong?“Orion, bro, don’t scare me!” she cried and called the ambulance. “Bro”?What was going on?I did not remember Orion having a younger sister.
Orion was sent to the hospital. When he woke up, the first thing he wanted to do was find me. He pulled out the IV and tried to get out of bed. However, the young woman stopped him. “Orion, you’re still sick. Where are you going?”Orion turned around to look at her. “I’m looking for your sister-in-law.” His voice was hoarse.My heart fluttered as I teared up. “Emma, you should look for Mom. I can’t take care of you anymore.”It turned out that they were actually siblings. I suddenly recalled that Orion once told me he came from a broken family. He grew up with his father. He did not tell me where his mother went or if he had any siblings. Emma must have grown up with their mother instead. Orion rushed home in his hospital gown, and my mother was waiting at the entrance. “Orion, have you finished restoring the corpse?” He ignored her and ran into the guest room.I was still lying quietly there, just like the day before. My mother saw me and started crying.
Orion cried as he carried my corpse. “Summer’s my wife. I want to spend one last day with her. I’ll send her to your house tonight,” he said to my mother. She did not stop him. She only cried and said, “Sorry, Summer. I told Orion the truth in the end.”However, I did not blame her or anyone else for it. Perhaps Orion was meant to find out. He brought my corpse to a spot that was covered in gardenia trees. However, it was winter, so the flowers had not bloomed. He carefully carried my corpse from the car and placed it on the grass. “Summer, look. They’re your favorite flowers. I planted all of them for you. You once told me that you wanted a lot of gardenias for our wedding. Let’s have our wedding here, alright?”He still remembered the things I liked. “Alright,” I answered him through tears. However, he could not hear me anymore. “Summer, let’s go to the mountains for our honeymoon, alright?“Summer, I bought you a huge mansion and planted a lot of gardenia trees
My mother called the police, and they broke into Orion’s house. He was still holding my corpse and putting makeup on me. He kept saying, “Summer, let’s travel together.”“Orion, wake up. Summer’s already dead. You should put her to rest.” My mother sobbed. Orion looked up with tears in his eyes. “Can you let me live out my dreams for a bit longer?”My mother hugged him and patted him on the back. “Time won’t stop moving. You can’t just live in this moment forever. You have to move forward.” She was right; Orion should move forward. Perhaps we could reconcile in heaven. Orion was trembling and crying. Eventually, he carried me into the funeral parlor’s van. After I was cremated, they held a funeral service for me. Orion did not show up for it. “Summer, please help Orion to heal. He hasn’t been eating or drinking,” my mother said.“That poor child.” I was extremely upset, and I went looking for him.Soon, I saw a suicide note on his table. He had written his
My mother called the police, and they broke into Orion’s house. He was still holding my corpse and putting makeup on me. He kept saying, “Summer, let’s travel together.”“Orion, wake up. Summer’s already dead. You should put her to rest.” My mother sobbed. Orion looked up with tears in his eyes. “Can you let me live out my dreams for a bit longer?”My mother hugged him and patted him on the back. “Time won’t stop moving. You can’t just live in this moment forever. You have to move forward.” She was right; Orion should move forward. Perhaps we could reconcile in heaven. Orion was trembling and crying. Eventually, he carried me into the funeral parlor’s van. After I was cremated, they held a funeral service for me. Orion did not show up for it. “Summer, please help Orion to heal. He hasn’t been eating or drinking,” my mother said.“That poor child.” I was extremely upset, and I went looking for him.Soon, I saw a suicide note on his table. He had written his
Orion cried as he carried my corpse. “Summer’s my wife. I want to spend one last day with her. I’ll send her to your house tonight,” he said to my mother. She did not stop him. She only cried and said, “Sorry, Summer. I told Orion the truth in the end.”However, I did not blame her or anyone else for it. Perhaps Orion was meant to find out. He brought my corpse to a spot that was covered in gardenia trees. However, it was winter, so the flowers had not bloomed. He carefully carried my corpse from the car and placed it on the grass. “Summer, look. They’re your favorite flowers. I planted all of them for you. You once told me that you wanted a lot of gardenias for our wedding. Let’s have our wedding here, alright?”He still remembered the things I liked. “Alright,” I answered him through tears. However, he could not hear me anymore. “Summer, let’s go to the mountains for our honeymoon, alright?“Summer, I bought you a huge mansion and planted a lot of gardenia trees
Orion was sent to the hospital. When he woke up, the first thing he wanted to do was find me. He pulled out the IV and tried to get out of bed. However, the young woman stopped him. “Orion, you’re still sick. Where are you going?”Orion turned around to look at her. “I’m looking for your sister-in-law.” His voice was hoarse.My heart fluttered as I teared up. “Emma, you should look for Mom. I can’t take care of you anymore.”It turned out that they were actually siblings. I suddenly recalled that Orion once told me he came from a broken family. He grew up with his father. He did not tell me where his mother went or if he had any siblings. Emma must have grown up with their mother instead. Orion rushed home in his hospital gown, and my mother was waiting at the entrance. “Orion, have you finished restoring the corpse?” He ignored her and ran into the guest room.I was still lying quietly there, just like the day before. My mother saw me and started crying.
“Summer only aborted the baby because of the tumor.“When you left, she was fighting cancer. She knew that she could not live much longer, so she went home. Then, she begged me and her mother to not tell you the truth. Eventually, she lost the fight.“I feel like you should know how good she was to you.”Florence’s words pierced through Orion’s ears, and his phone fell to the floor. He looked at me, and his tears streamed down uncontrollably. He wanted to speak, but no words were coming out. His tears just fell onto my arm. I was extremely upset, and I wanted to hug him. However, he ended up fainting next to my corpse. The loud thud alerted the young woman, and she rushed in. “Orion, what’s wrong?“Orion, bro, don’t scare me!” she cried and called the ambulance. “Bro”?What was going on?I did not remember Orion having a younger sister.
After I learned that I was pregnant, I kept losing weight regardless of how much I ate. So, I went to get myself checked at the hospital. They discovered that I had a malignant tumor that was pressing against my baby. The doctor said, “You have to abort the baby. Otherwise, both of you will end up dead.”I collapsed onto the floor as I begged the doctor to help me. “Will my baby survive if I die?”“This isn’t a multiple-choice question. You won’t be able to carry this child to term. Even if you do, the child might be born disabled. If you don’t abort the child, you’ll likely die in a month’s time.”Unfortunately, I had no other choice but to abort the child. However, I remained sick because my tumor was malignant. I could only undergo chemotherapy to extend my lifespan.Eventually, the tumor would still claim me. So, I went back and broke up with Orion. I knew him too well. If he knew that I was going to die, he would end his life with me. As such, I purposely told
My mother was carefully tidying the dress in the guest room. When Orion saw me, he was taken aback. Since the dress covered my skinny and discolored body, my corpse bore more of a resemblance to me. “I’ll make a move now. You can continue restoring her corpse, and I’ll retrieve her tomorrow.” After my mother left, Orion chose a wig with long black hair. It was the same hairstyle I had. He took a deep breath and put the wig on my head. “It’s impossible. It’s impossible that Summer’s dead,” Orion said.Then, he took out a beauty kit and started to apply some makeup on me. Once he applied the lipstick, his indifferent eyes turned anxious. The restored corpse looked exactly like me. It was, in fact, me. All my lies disintegrated. With his face turning pale, Orion took a step back and fell onto the ground. “How is this possible?”He dialed my phone number, but no one picked up. Then, he called Florence. “Tell me. Where’s Summer?”Florence remained calm and s
He went to a bar and started drinking profusely. “Summer, you’re so cruel!”It upset me to see him acting this way, but I believed that it was for the best. He would never know that I was already dead. I just wanted him to be fine. While he was drinking, my best friend, Florence River, walked in. She was the only other person who knew what had happened back then. However, she was an impatient woman. I was afraid that she would tell him the truth. They saw each other, and Orion stopped her when she tried to leave. “Where’s Summer?“Is she outside?”After that, he dashed out in an effort to find me. He kept banging on random car doors, like he was insane. “Summer, come out! Stop hiding from me!”However, I was not inside of any of those cars. “Orion, can you stop?!” Florence could not stand the sight and yelled at him. Orion slowly turned around and glared at her. “Tell Summer to come out!”Florence’s eyes became a little teary. “Summer’s already dead
Then, he started working on my corpse again. This time, he was moving a lot faster. After most of the recovery work was done, my face still remained darker in shade. But at this point, it obviously looked like me. The tool in Orion’s hand fell onto the ground with a loud thud. He clenched his jaw as if he was suppressing his anxiousness. Soon, he started to comfort himself as he murmured, “It’s her goddaughter, so it’s only normal for them to look alike.” At this moment, I wanted my mother to take me home so that the lie could continue. I had a feeling that the truth was going to be exposed. Just then, someone knocked on the door. It was my mother, and she was holding a white dress. “Sum… My goddaughter doesn’t own a nice dress. Can you let me put this dress on her?” Orion was caught in a daze when he saw the dress. It was the first birthday present that he had given me. I had only worn it once, because I really cherished it. I was afraid of spoiling it, so I
The next morning, Orion entered the guest room where my body was. Fortunately, it was winter, so my corpse would not decay too fast. In between work, he sent me a text message. [Ask your mother to retrieve the body tomorrow morning. Be prepared to be my maid!]After that, he waited for my reply. But he never received a text message in return. He switched off his phone in slight frustration. Then, he started to work on the corpse again. I was too skinny, so he opened my mouth to stuff some cotton balls inside. However, he seemed to spot something that stunned him. He was a little frantic as he took a dental mirror to take a look. One of my teeth had a cavity, and I would often talk about it with Orion in the past. I wanted to get it fixed, but I never got a chance. After we broke up, I no longer wanted to tend to it. Orion saw the tooth and took a few steps back. “Impossible…” He took out his phone with his trembling hands. There was no new text message wa