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 not

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

I will do

"Anything?"

thuds. He adds,

have one request. I want you to

he

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

Fine. Just go. Leave

in her hand. Blood seeps out at once.

what I am doing. I want

just let go of your obsession? I don’t

live. How can I talk about happiness when I am like this? Since I woke up, I have known I am denied the way to happiness because I am a monster now. I ask you to marry me so that I can have something to live for. I just want something to rely on. You only have two choices. One is marring me, the other is refusing me. If you agree, I will live for

up suddenly, "Are you

marry me, I won’t be happy. As you said, I have lost my hope for life. I

why do you still try to make it hard for me? Marriage is not a child’s

must agree. You can just give me up and leave now. If you leave, you do not need to

You really think

takes a few

"Mia."

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

"Did it hurt?"

sneers with tears, "No. Compared with

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 to sacrifice yourself to save me

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

you love me, you should fulfill my happiness. Instead, you are

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 to look at my body. Every time I see it, I hope I would rather

you like this? You lose the ability of self-living. I can help that. But it

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

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