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

is a little bit heavy. They both remain silent for a while. A few moments later,

I will do anything if

"Anything?"

thuds. He adds, "Expect

I only have one request. I want you to

rubs his forehead. This 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.

cannot? Fine. Just

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

I am doing. I want to end

Why can’t you just let go of your obsession? I don’t love you. Will you really be happy marrying someone who doesn’t love

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

stands up suddenly,

even if you agree to marry me, I won’t be happy. As you said, I have lost my hope for life. I cannot live like

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

not need to come here again, and I will no longer be a burden to you. You can live a happy life with

You really think I dare

a deep breath and turns around, deciding to leave. He takes a few steps but is stopped by a loud sound. Mia falls from the

"Mia."

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

"Did it hurt?"

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

away? If I knew this would happen, I would rather be

just did naturally. If a car rush toward you and Karin, I am sure

me, you should fulfill my happiness. Instead, you are forcing me into

I did not lose the hope for 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 paralyzed. Nobody will love me. I lose my basic ability to take care of

to see 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 I

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