Capture Your Heart

"Okay."

Mia’s dull eyes move to the ceiling. She asks, "Can you hold me up?"

Troy is a little bit hesitant. Mia smiles, "It’s fine. I can sit. Just hold me up."

Troy reaches out and gently picks her up. He tries not to look at the lower part of her thighs.

"Do I look ugly now? Like a monster?"

"No."

"Don’t lie to me. I know I am no different than a monster now even if you don’t tell me."

"Mia."

Troy rebukes, "Don’t be pessimistic."

"Then what else can I do? I lost my legs. And now you are asking me to tell myself that it does not matter as long as I am still alive?"

Troy remains silent. Mia continues sorrowfully, "Maybe for everyone, life always has some highlights. But for me, it is just like death, no difference."

"I know you feel sad. I am much sadder than you. I don’t want you to experience the suffering at all."

"You want me safe and sound only because you don’t want me to become your burden again."

"Things have already happened. Just leave them there. Don’t think too much. I have told Robert to buy the best artificial limb for you. You can stand up again as long as you have confidence."

"I don’t have that kind of thing."

Mia glares at Troy hopelessly, "It’s just fake in the end. I cannot come back to my formal life forever. My life is meaningless now."

"How? Stephen Hawking could make him life meaningful. Why could not you?"

I am

remain silent for a while. A few moments later, Troy hears

I will do

"Anything?"

heart thuds. He adds, "Expect

only have one request.

This is what he worries

for the situation now. And I know the Charles Family owes too much to your family. But forgive

Just go. Leave

in her hand. Blood seeps out at once. Troy stops her, asking astonishingly, "What are you

know what I am doing. I

down. Why can’t you just let go of your obsession? I don’t

marry me so that I can have something to live for. I just want something to rely on. You only have two choices.

stands up suddenly, "Are

I won’t be happy. As you said, I have lost my hope for life. I cannot live like a normal person. Love and marriage just do not

are not important, why do you still try to make it hard for me? Marriage is not a child’s play. If I marry you,

give me up and leave now. If you leave, you do not need to come

really think I dare not

takes a few steps

"Mia."

the first time, he sees her wounds. Blood oozes from the thick gauze. The wounds in her lower

"Did it hurt?"

face is pale. She sneers with tears, "No. Compared with the

away? If I knew this would happen, I would rather be the one hit by the car.

not give it much thought. I just did naturally. If a car rush toward you and Karin, I am sure you will do what I

my happiness. Instead, you are forcing

and beautiful. I believed that someday I would meet someone who loves me truly. Then he could break up the resentment in my heart and replace you. Then I would live happily to the end. But now? I am paralyzed. Nobody will love me. I lose my basic ability to take care of myself. I don’t even dare

think it does not hurt my heart to see you like this? You lose the ability of self-living. I can help that. But it does not need

just what you think. You don’t

My mother now lives in the convalescent hospital, crazy and insane for ten years. Even I become a disabled. You ruined the first half of my life, and now you ruin the second half of my life. My whole life is destroyed by your family. I just ask for