She sat gently, murmuring, “Tian Ya, I’ve come to see you. I’m in a bad mood today and miss you so much it suffocates. I wish you were here with me. What should I do?”
I can’t even stay at home anymore; they’re always fighting. Tian Ya, I don’t want to compete with my sister-in-law. What I wanted is already lost, or perhaps never existed.”
Jing Xin hugged her knees, burying her face deep, tears flowing onto the white marble.
No one could understand Jing Xin’s pain. At 17, during her most beautiful years, she had loved with subtle affection. Who could have imagined that such a vibrant life would suddenly disappear, leaving everything unchanged except for the missing presence?
Two years ago, the boy she loved had left forever in a car accident, like a gardenia blooming and suddenly withering. Since then, she could no longer find him in this time and space. Everything between them had become a cold memory.
Who could understand that she could no longer feel his breath or hear his heartbeat, leaving despair in her heart?
Jing Xin sat quietly, lost in her thoughts.
In this cemetery separating life and death, people become pure and elegant, temporarily forgetting fame and fortune, restraining all evil thoughts, revealing the softest part of human nature.
A rustling sound came from beside her, followed by the click of a lighter and wind brushing through the pine trees.
A faint blue smoke carrying the unique smell of incense drifted over.
Jing Xin wiped her tears. A tall man nearby wore a thin sweater, with fine rain dampening his hair. His sharp eyebrows were deeply furrowed in sorrow. His face bore small scars, and his thin lips were pressed tightly.
The man pulled out several cigarettes, lighting them in a row before the tombstone. He glanced at her, lingering unabashedly.
Jing Xin looked up and noticed the man’s hand holding the lighter bore a savage scar. She quickly averted her gaze, thinking it best to stay away from him.
The man caught her glance, noticing the fear in her look.
In the eyes of law-abiding citizens, they were social outcasts to be avoided.
