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?"

am not

for a while. A few moments later, Troy hears Mia asking,

I will do

"Anything?"

thuds. He adds, "Expect

am sorry. I only have one request. I want you to marry

is what he worries most. Now, his fears

am really sorry for the situation now. And I know the Charles Family owes too much to your family. But forgive me. I cannot

cannot? Fine. Just go. Leave

off the infusion tube in her hand. Blood seeps out at once. Troy stops her, asking

am doing. I want to

can’t you just let go of your obsession? I don’t love you. Will you really be happy

because I am a monster now. I ask you to marry me so that I can have something to live for. I

up suddenly, "Are

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

to make it hard for me? Marriage is not a child’s play. If I marry you, then I will be

agree. You can just give me up and leave now. If you leave, you do not need to come here again, and I will no longer be a burden to

You really think I

breath and turns around, deciding to leave. He takes a few steps

"Mia."

strides forward to pick her up. For the first time, he sees her wounds. Blood oozes from

"Did it hurt?"

Compared with the wounds in my

his eyes and then shouts at her, "Why did you push me away? If I knew this would happen, I would rather be the one hit by the car. I don't need you

just did naturally. If a car rush

you love me, you should fulfill my happiness.

life because I was still young 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

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 marriage to ensure

what you think. You don’t need that. But I need it

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.