Chapter 7
I ran out the door like a madwoman.
Why was it still happening?
On the rooftop, just like in my past life, Sonia was crying.
“Sonia, what the hell is going on with you?!”
She looked at me, then suddenly dropped to her knees with a thud.
“Arielle, I can’t escape. The ones who attacked us–they were Ron’s men. They took… so many photos and videos of me. I was doomed from the start.”
I felt my blood boil.
“You knew this all along?! Why didn’t you go to the police? You’re the victim! You didn’t do anything wrong!”
She let out a sharp scream, teetering on the edge of a full breakdown.
“It won’t work, Arielle!
“I tried fighting back. It’s useless…
“They threatened my mom, my brother, my stepdaughter… We can’t go against him.
“He’s a monster. He’s been toying with us the whole time. He wants to destroy Zaiden, and he’s using you to do it.
“I’m sorry. You and Mr. Lowell were always so good to me.
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“But if I don’t listen to Ron, my family’s done for. If I die, maybe people will finally pay attention.
“All I ask… after I’m gone, just look after my family. Please. For the sake of the little bit of friendship we had this past month…”
I didn’t let her finish. I grabbed her by the collar and yanked her back.
My own voice echoed across the rooftop.
“Do you even know what’ll happen to him if you die?! Zaiden will remember you his whole damn life!”
Only then did I realize–I was crying so hard I couldn’t even see.
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Sonia stared at me,
stunned.
The cross pendant on my chest fell to the ground. Crack! It was shattered.
I stared at the pieces, and suddenly, everything made sense.
If I were Zaiden’s destined calamity, then without me, he’d be free. He’d finally be happy.
So that’s what it meant.
Now I understood.
“So all I have to do is make a scene, right?”
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I turned and ran toward the edge of the platform.
At first, it felt light–like floating.
Then came the crushing drop.
I chose the abyss.
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So I fell.
BANG!!! A thunderous crash. Then–a scream, shrill and raw, tore through the night.
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A few blocks away, Zaiden nearly dropped what he was holding from the
shock of the noise.
It was the last strawberry cake.
The bakery he meant to go to was closed.
He had to search all over before finding this new place near the office.
Around him, the crowd was growing louder.
“Someone’s girl jumped!”
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Zaiden turned to look in the direction of the crowd.
At that moment, he remembered the pain in his chest when he heard the crash. A sudden, stabbing ache–right in the heart.
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He didn’t know how much time had passed.
But his life had ended the day his stepdaughter died.
Just one wall away, his parents were desperate.
“We’ve tried so many therapists, but nothing’s working!”
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