“Lily,” he spoke to the air, “you’re angry, aren’t you? Come back when you’ve calmed down, okay?”
My soul followed behind him, watching him repeatedly check my phone’s location.
But the phone was just sitting in his office drawer, never having moved.
He started sending me messages every day:
[I’m sorry.]
[Where are you?]
[Lily, I really miss you.]
These were words I had once longed to hear him say. But now, it was too late.
It was at this time that Luke appeared at the SAR team. He said he wanted to investigate Bella’s injuries and the cause of the landslide.
“Detective Drake,” Ryan frowned, “this isn’t within your jurisdiction.”
“Is that so?” Luke pushed up his glasses, his gaze meaningful.
“Then is Ms. Lily Hart’s case also none of my business?”
Ryan’s hand trembled slightly.
“She went on a trip,” he said, “She’ll be back in a few days.”
Luke took out a document, “But according to airport records, no one named Lily Hart has left the country in the past three months.”
I saw Ryan’s back instantly stiffen.
Ryan kept his mouth shut, and Luke’s questioning didn’t reveal any flaws.
After Luke left, Ryan collapsed into his chair.
He took my phone out of the drawer; the fingerprint unlock still worked–he knew I had never changed the password, always using his birthday.
The latest photo in the album was still the dinner from our wedding anniversary.
I had just set the table and sent a picture to my best friend: [Look, I’ve made all his favorite dishes!]
The next second was when he received the call about Bella’s accident.
He stared at the photo for a long time, then suddenly smashed the phone violently on the ground.
I stood in front of him, wishing so much I could tell him: the chances of rebirth were limited, and I had given my last one to the person who least deserved it.
“Captain Quinn,” a nurse knocked on the door, “Bella is awake and asking for you.”
He wiped his face, composed himself, and was about to leave.
As he passed by the cryogenic chamber where my body had been placed, he paused, his expression complex.
“Could you be with him? I heard him mutter to himself.
