“But you didn’t really need to do all this… Even if you didn’t give us anything, you’d still be my best…” She couldn’t finish the last word, “friend”, because a big firework popped in the night sky, making it all golden and bright.

Right when it started, one after another, families everywhere started lighting up fireworks. The fireworks were so colorful and pretty, and they lit up Ethan’s face. He looked out the window at the fireworks, like he was lost in thinking.

Madelyn turned around, holding the hangover soup in her hands. She remembered what George had said and decided to wait until he felt better before talking about it. “Finish the hangover soup first, then we can go see the fireworks?”

Ethan smiled. “Sure.” At the Jent residence, they sat on a swing under a tree in the backyard, watching the fireworks light up the sky at night.

them every night. Rosario used to be here with me…” Ethan’s hand tightened around hers without him even realizing. “Actually, I noticed you a long

looking at him. Ethan’s mansion just outside the yard of the Jent residence. There wasn’t

anymore. In my room, besides the darkness and the sound of water, I heard your laughter. Your laughter sounded so incredibly joyful, and I was very curious about what

day. You said your mom had given it to you. Every day, besides eating, sleeping, and going to school, I always heard you chatting to

himself three times. On that day, he was preparing to end it all. He cut his wrist with glass shards and, as he watched his blood slowly drying up, he laid in

breathe, and there was a strong wish to break free from it completely. It felt like being alive just brought him pain. Ethan

of sinking feeling in her chest. “What song?” She didn’t know that Ethan was her neighbor back then. She always thought the house next door was empty; the curtains were never open during the day, and the lights were never

baby, don’t make a peep, Papa’s gonna get you a teddy bear so sweet. And if that teddy bear’s not right, Papa’s gonna buy you

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