The Love that Never Really Dies

Sasha had an elaborate dream.

In it, she was back in her teens, her family was prominent, and her parents were still alive. She was treated like a princess every day, living her life happily.

Then, one day, her mother brought her cousin over. “Sasha, your uncle has fallen ill, so your cousin, Xenia, is staying with us. Take good care of her, okay?”

“Okay.”

Sasha took the cousin who was two years older by the hand, delighted to have her there.

After that, Xenia settled in and did everything with Sasha. She heard that the school Sasha went to was great. So Sasha’s father enrolled her when she made her intentions clear on attending the same school.

From then onward, the two were inseparable.

“Sasha, what are you doing? Why aren’t you doing your homework?”

“I’m writing a letter. He’s overseas. I want to send him a letter every day.” Sasha was treating it very seriously, so Xenia went ahead and sat beside her.

She picked up the letter that Sasha wrote and flipped through. “He’s been gone for so long and you’ve sent him so many. Has he ever written a reply?”

Sasha’s expression instantly dulled. “No.”

She knew it was not going to happen because she never actually sent those letters out.

upset that you’ve written all these, but he never responded? Right, let me do help you send

me send

make sure that he responds, I promise.” Xenia was

say much after that

enough to do it, and Xenia’s intervention gave her

a smidgen of hope that she might actually get

Xenia took the letters, things remained the same. Every time Xenia went back, she would tell Sasha that there was no reply but also encourage her to continue writing, saying that her perseverance would definitely

faint smile

she found interest in writing stories. She started pouring all her heart and soul into it, writing

are you so good at everything? Can I see what you wrote?” Xenia was feeling envious

“Sure.”

innocent girl at the time. She never second-guessed Xenia

it, she immediately made a copy of everything she

school and the

the Blackwood family have to help the Wand family with their debt? Mum, Dad, are you

are your aunt and uncle!

you that they would treat me like their own

Her parents were speechless.

fell ill. When she went to look for her uncle, she overheard everything Xenia

her in