Still Loving You Nonetheless

Chapter 16 Meredith felt as if she had arrived in a different world.

She thought that she was in heaven. But no matter how hard she tried to find a ray of light, only darkness surrounded her. And within the darkness, she tried to search for her child.

It was as if her child had disappeared into thin air. Her child was nowhere to be found no matter how hard she searched.

Just when she was about to give up hope, Meredith heard a weak voice calling out to her.

“Mommy, save me...“, Meredith rushed towards where the voice came from and reached out her hands to grab her child‘s hand. But she was one step too late. Meredith watched her child get swallowed into the darkness while she did nothing. 

“Nia!” Meredith cried as she sat up abruptly. Opening her eyes, it was only then Meredith realized that she was sitting in a corner of the washroom at the club. 

‘It‘s the same nightmare...‘ Meredith sighed under her breath as she thought to herself. She had been having a similar nightmare throughout the past three years. While wiping away the cold sweat on her forehead with the back of her hands, Meredith checked the time on her phone. Her performance was about to start in half an hours‘ time.

fixed her makeup in front of the mirror. Under the butterfly–shaped white mask hid a hideous scar on the

hurt anymore, but the wound in her heart still had yet to recover. Every time she put on the mask, she would be reminded of the cold and ruthless Josiah, and of how he forcefully locked her up in the psychiatric ward. Closing her eyes, Meredith tried to

with a sarcastic tone. Confused, Meredith stopped adjusting the mask on her face,

team, Linda.

on the other hand, was in charge of doing piano solos. For some reason, Linda disliked her and had always come up with different ways to pick

to admire your piano solo

her make–up. Glancing at Meredith through the mirror, Linda sniggered and mocked, “To put

her performance. Hence, she did not want to waste any time

knew right away why she

this sort of place mostly enjoy performances like pole dancing. Also, they go crazy for ladies with a pretty face and long legs, but you...” Pointing to Meredith‘s face and her long dress, Miss Josie continued, “You do understand what I‘m trying to