From Passion to Ashes: Chapter Fifty-Four, A Night Alone
Ye Ye stared at her phone, which received no response, and tried calling again only to find it turned off. She slumped onto the sofa, laughing bitterly at herself, tears welling in her eyes. It seemed that to Dean, she was nothing at all; after their first night together, he could cast her aside so decisively over a slight misunderstanding… The quiet apartment echoed with her sobs, the night – cold and lonely, as if mocking her for playing a dangerous game and losing miserably… She deserved it… She should have known this would be the outcome, shouldn’t she? Ye Ye, were you fantasizing about a forbidden love having a future? Shaking her head, Ye Ye suddenly realized how foolish she was being. Wasn’t this the destined end from the start? It just came earlier than expected, so what? Between her and Dean, the most fitting description was only eight characters – accept the consequences, take the hits willingly!
She stood up, her legs almost numb, and walked into the bathroom to freshen up. Looking at her tear-streaked face in the mirror, Ye Ye comforted herself in her heart – Ye Ye, you must be strong! This is just a game, a dream. No one cares about the outcome of a game, and no one should be responsible for a dream! If Dean could treat it so lightly, why should she take it so seriously?
As dawn approached, she realized she had been sitting in silence for three hours. Ye Ye gave a wry smile, thinking of it as a way to remember her first night. The next second, she decided to let go! Back in her room, trying to sleep, she saw the tranquil night outside the window and the cold, empty bed, which made her thoughts painfully clear… She was growing to hate these lonely nights. She wanted to indulge… She needed an embrace to lose herself in… to escape from thinking…
