Their Love I'm Finally Over It is a touching short drama about heartbreak, self-worth, hidden identity, and second chances. After years of sacrificing everything for the people she loved, she finally decides to leave the past behind and choose herself. As buried family secrets, unexpected romance, and long-overdue justice unfold, she discovers that true happiness begins when she stops chasing those who never valued her.
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00:07I had a notebook hidden in my drawer it only contained one number 99 the 99 times my family
00:19let me down on my wedding day my sister sylvia meyer suddenly flew back home my parents my brother
00:34zachariah and even my fiance eugene enderson all abandoned me to go pick her up at the airport
00:40while she posted group selfies on instagram showing off how adored she was I called them
00:46over and over yet every call was coldly declined the only one who picked up was eugene he said
00:52just one thing stop overreacting we can always hold another wedding
01:00so at the wedding I had looked forward to for so long they made me the biggest joke of the
01:04day
01:05whispered about and ridiculed by everyone
01:10I calmly wrapped everything up on my own then wrote a new number in my diary 99 it was the
01:1699th time they had disappointed me I no longer wished for their love
01:22I filled out my application to study abroad and packed my suitcase
01:27they all thought I had finally grown obedient but the truth was that I was preparing to leave
01:32the door to my room burst open
01:34zachariah walked in and let out a mocking snort when he saw me staring at my diary
01:40seriously how old are you writing a diary like an elementary school kid
01:47normally I would have snapped back
01:51but this time I didn't even raise my head
01:56annoyed by my indifference zachariah raked a hand through his hair grabbed the diary and flipped it open
02:03inside was only one number 99
02:08the number of times they had let me down
02:12he couldn't understand it
02:14he frowned tossed the notebook onto the floor and ordered me
02:17enough with your nonsense
02:19still wants your garlic butter shrimp
02:20go wash your hands and get cooking
02:23and take it as your apology for that snarky comment you made earlier
02:27i simply said okay and headed downstairs
02:35he was stunned that i didn't throw a tantrum
02:38in the past whenever the family asked me to cook shrimp for sylvia
02:42i would cry like i had suffered some great injustice
02:47why is she suddenly so quiet he thought
02:56rebecca what's with you you're not up to something right
03:00you're not planning to put something in her food are you
03:04suspicion flickered in his eyes as he studied me
03:09when he noticed my slightly reddened eyes
03:11he paused and finally shut up
03:18after a long moment he spoke again
03:23syl's been abroad for a year
03:25living on her own the whole time
03:27this is her first time back home
03:32of course we're eager to see her
03:34you should understand
03:38it's just a wedding
03:39we can throw you another one later
03:45i stayed silent while cleaning the shrimp
03:47right just a wedding
03:48in their eyes
03:49nothing would ever matter more than picking up sylvia
03:52not even the wedding i had dreamed of four years
03:58they knew it had taken me months to secure that couture gown
04:04they knew i spent half a year planning every detail with the wedding team
04:09yet in the end they turned me into the biggest joke of the entire event
04:14my family never showed up
04:16eugene never appeared
04:19while sylvia flaunted her airport welcome party on instagram
04:23i faced the guests ridicule and puzzled stares alone
04:29even the hotel staff noticed how pale i looked and pitying me
04:33urged me to go home and rest
04:38but when my family returned
04:40the first thing they did was ask me to cook
04:46a bitter smile tugged at my lips
04:50i had once thought that because my parents were getting older
04:53sylvia was abroad
04:54zachariah was busy
04:56and i was getting married
04:57i should decline my professor's offer to study overseas
05:01but now
05:02i knew leaving was the right choice
05:06unfortunately even with the application submitted
05:08i still had two weeks before i could depart
05:11i pushed past zachariah
05:14move
05:14you're blocking the way
05:17my coldness made him feel like he had swung a fist
05:20only to hit empty air
05:22he sighed
05:23about to speak again
05:24but sylvia's voice rang out from the living room
05:28zach i can't open this chestnut
05:34zachariah panicked instantly
05:35don't do it yourself
05:36you'll hurt your hands
05:38you're gonna be a pianist
05:38wait i'll help you
05:40that annoying buzzing finally left the kitchen
05:43i lowered my gaze to my hands
05:45my once slender fingers were now red and swollen from an allergic reaction
05:49when i set the plate of shrimps on the dining table
05:52i glanced toward the living room
05:54the atmosphere over there was warm and lively
05:57dad who was usually busy with business calls
05:59suddenly had all the time in the world
06:02he sat comfortably on the couch
06:04listening patiently while sylvia talked about her fun experiences studying abroad
06:10mom held sylvia in her arms
06:12fussing over her
06:14saying she looked thinner and must have suffered overseas
06:18zachariah was sitting next to her
06:19focused on opening chestnuts for her
06:23i didn't say anything
06:25i just watched that cozy little scene quietly
06:29the living room and dining room felt like to completely different worlds
06:34one side was full of laughter
06:36and the other was utterly silent
06:39becca why are you standing over there
06:41is it because i messed up your wedding
06:43are you still mad at me
06:45sylvia's soft pitiful voice carried across the room
06:48only then did the three in the living room finally notice me
06:52dad frowned instinctively
06:56wipe that look off your face
06:58get over here
07:00mom's expression held a flash of irritation
07:03your wedding mess happened because you picked a bad date
07:06it had nothing to do with slive
07:09if you dare stay mad at her
07:11don't call me your mother
07:13sylvia pouted dramatically and tugged on mom's sleeve
07:16mom don't say that
07:18you'll make becca sad
07:19she sounded like she was defending me
07:21but the smugness in her eyes was impossible to hide
07:26i knew better that sylvia was far from innocent
07:29a week ago i told her the wedding date myself
07:32she saw the message and even replied that she was preparing a surprise
07:38and she did give me one
07:40it was just not the kind anyone would want
07:46this forced choice between us was a game she had played since childhood
07:51every single time i was never the one my parents or zachariah chose
07:58even eugene who was supposed to spend his life with me
08:01didn't choose me
08:03i should have been heartbroken
08:05but maybe i had gone numb
08:06hearing their words now barely stirred anything inside me
08:11i'm not mad
08:12the moment i said that
08:14everyone stopped and stared at me
08:17it was impossible that i wasn't mad
08:19i caught the expressions on their faces
08:22and felt a wave of irony
08:24they knew what they did was infuriating
08:26yet they chose to do it anyway
08:28and then acted like my emotions were the problem
08:33my calmness made my parents and zachariah uneasy
08:37after a moment of silence dad finally said
08:42good
08:42we're a family so stop taking everything so seriously
08:47yes i understand
08:49i nodded obediently
08:52seeing me act so unaffected
08:54they relaxed and turned back to fussing over sylvia
09:00aside from the shrimp i made
09:02the table was covered in seafood dishes prepared by the housekeeper
09:06they were everything sylvia loved
09:08sylv
09:09you're so thin
09:11eat more
09:13dad and zachariah's fork never stopped moving
09:16before long
09:18the food was piled high in her plate like a tiny mountain
09:24she beamed as she bragged to the family about her life overseas
09:29she claimed she had already secured a spot in an orchestra
09:32and would be performing with them soon
09:35my parents and zachariah showered her with praise
09:39i quietly continued eating my rice
09:42my silence must have finally stirred some guilt in mom
09:45because she suddenly remembered i had been humiliated today
09:52a shrimp was placed on my plate
09:55i looked up
09:56mom's expression was a little stiff
09:59eat
10:00don't think we only care about sylv
10:03didn't i just give one to you too
10:04i stared at the shrimp for a long time
10:07then set my fork down
10:10no need
10:11i'm full
10:16mom looked embarrassed and a little irritated
10:22what's wrong with you now
10:24just as she was about to say more sylvia
10:27who was sitting beside her
10:28suddenly grabbed her throat
10:30her facial expression changed instantly
10:35mom i can't breathe
10:39when my parents and zachariah rushed to sylvia's side and saw the hives spreading across her skin
10:44they panicked
10:48she's having an allergic reaction
10:51how could this happen all of a sudden
10:55mom's gaze flicked around then landed on me
10:59the next second she slapped me with all her strength
11:06i staggered
11:07i staggered
11:07couldn't steady myself
11:08and fell to the floor
11:09my head buzzed
11:13rebecca what did you put in the food
11:15don't you remember what sylv is allergic to
11:17zachariah looked at me with utter disappointment
11:20i knew it
11:21it was weird that you were acting so agreeable
11:25you were really planning to hurt sylvia
11:29rebecca
11:30how can i have such a vicious sister
11:35enough
11:35stop yelling
11:39take sylvia to the hospital first
11:42dad slammed the table
11:44and only then did mom and zachariah tear their hateful glares away from me
11:48my whole family rushed out in a blind panic
11:51and i was the only one left sitting on the floor
11:54holding my swollen cheek in a daze
11:57it wasn't me
11:59i wanted to say it so badly
12:02but things like this had happened too many times
12:04and i knew they wouldn't believe me even if i said it
12:09so i would just forget about it
12:13one of the house staff came running over after hearing the commotion
12:17she tried to help me up
12:18but froze when she saw my hands
12:20miss rebecca
12:21what happened to your hands
12:24why are they so swollen
12:26i'm fine
12:28i rejected her help
12:29stood up on my own
12:31and went upstairs to my room
12:36i picked up the notebook on my desk
12:38as a flood of memories surged through me
12:40when i was eight
12:41our family had very little money
12:43all five of us squeezed into one old cramped house
12:51my parents were overwhelmed with work
12:53and couldn't take care of three kids at the same time
12:56they decided one of us needed to be sent to our grandparents in the countryside
13:01but zachariah was about to start high school at a critical time
13:05and sylvia was too young and frail for them to feel at ease sending her away
13:11i didn't want to see my parents looking so stressed
13:13so i lifted my hand and volunteered
13:18and just like that i was sent to the countryside
13:24before i left mom stroked my head and said i was the most sensible child
13:29but no one told me the price of being sensible was that i would stay there for eight whole years
13:35for eight years
13:36except for the new year
13:38i didn't see my parents
13:40zachariah or sylvia
13:44i watched their clothes get nicer every year
13:46and could guess that life at home had improved a lot
13:51i kept waiting for mom and dad to bring me home
13:53but i grew from an elementary schooler
13:57and even after my aging grandparents passed away
14:00they still hadn't come for me
14:04i only returned once there was no one left to take care of me
14:08the tiny rundown house in my memories was gone
14:12in its place stood a three-story villa
14:17the room they gave me was on the first floor corner
14:20it was nothing like zachariah's room filled with books and gaming gear
14:23nor like sylvia's room overflowing with girlish decorations
14:29it mirrored my place in this family never important enough to matter and always easy to overlook
14:38i packed the few belongings i had and stuffed them into my suitcase
14:43the wedding leave i had requested from my advisor rayden delian
14:47was useless now
14:50i was about to call him to say i would be back tomorrow when my phone suddenly rang
14:56it was eugene
15:00i thought he was calling about wedding follow-ups
15:02but the moment i picked up he started yelling
15:07rebecca what did you do to syl
15:10why is she in the hospital
15:14the man who was always calm and composed had lost it twice in one day
15:19the first time was when he heard sylvia was back in the country
15:23the second time was because she went to the hospital
15:28i found it funny considering he was supposed to be my fiance
15:35she had an allergic reaction
15:38so it was you wasn't it how could you do that to your own sister
15:43his voice was thick with anger
15:46rebecca i always thought you were a kind person
15:49but just because of something this small
15:51you sent syl to the hospital
15:53do you even have a conscience
15:56i listened to his accusations
15:58too tired to bother explaining
16:02yeah guess i don't
16:05it's my fault
16:06i'll apologize to her when she gets back
16:10are you happy now
16:12if you've said everything you needed to say i'm hanging up
16:16i have things to do
16:20eugene froze
16:21he clearly didn't expect this reaction
16:25before this we had fought countless times over sylvia
16:30on dates he would get lost in conversation with her
16:35at meals he would forget my food allergies but always order her favorites
16:40whenever i accused him of crossing lines he would respond with
16:44you're overthinking she's your sister
16:47i'm just looking after her for you
16:51his indifference made me look like some controlling jealous lunatic
16:56my parents and zachariah took his side every time
16:59saying i was too possessive
17:03so when sylvia left the country for a year
17:06i shamefully felt relieved
17:10but i had been starving for affection for so long that i forgot broken glass cuts
17:15i kept clutching those shards long after they should have been dropped
17:18and now all i was left with were bleeding hands
17:24rebecca you'd better mean what you said
17:28if anything happens to syl again you can forget about our wedding
17:33eugene's voice carried a clear threat
17:38i heard him get out of the car
17:39the door slamming shut
17:41and the noise around him suddenly growing louder
17:44i could tell he was going to the hospital
17:46probably rushing in to check on sylvia
17:50he was using my name as an excuse just so he could fuss over the woman he actually cared about
17:55did he really think i was stupid enough to fall for it
18:01i let out a dry laugh
18:02hung up
18:03and called raiden
18:07by the time my parents and zachariah finally dragged themselves home
18:11exhausted i had already finished packing
18:13and was ready to move into the dorms
18:18just in time to hear mom sigh
18:21if only gino's family were better off
18:24he and syl would make such a good match
18:28look at him
18:29he's so attentive
18:32my steps faltered
18:35then dad spoke
18:38yeah
18:39he's decent looking too
18:41i think syl actually likes him
18:47if i had known earlier i wouldn't have arranged for eugene and rebecca to meet
18:55don't overthink it
18:56mom said
18:58i can't bear the thought of syl suffering with him
19:01better for eugene to be with rebecca
19:04they match each other
19:08besides
19:09syl is going to be a pianist
19:13even if he's her brother-in-law
19:14he can still spoil her
19:18she kept talking
19:19then lifted her head and saw me standing on the stairs
19:23she jolted back a couple of steps in panic
19:28rebecca
19:31what are you doing here
19:33mom must have assumed the lights were off because i was asleep
19:37who knew how much of their conversation i had heard
19:41i ignored the faint sting in my chest and walked right past her
19:47i have things to take care of at school i'm heading back
19:52seeing that i looked calm
19:53my parents exchanged a glance and finally relaxed
19:57zachariah frowned when he noticed the suitcase at my side
20:00you're taking luggage to school
20:02what are you afraid we'll accountable for syl's allergy
20:05are you planning to run away
20:08the moment he brought it up
20:10my parents
20:11who had looked guilty just seconds earlier
20:13straightened their backs and towered over me with righteous indignation
20:17right
20:18we almost forgot
20:20rebecca
20:21do you realize sel ended up in the hospital because of you
20:25you won't apologize
20:28and now you want to walk away
20:33do you think you can get off that easily
20:38irritation crept up my spine when i saw they were worked up and clearly unwilling to back down
20:42i pulled out my phone
20:44dialed sylvia and put the call on speaker
20:47she was awake now
20:50at that moment she was basking in eugene's attentive care
20:54the moment she picked up
20:56her voice dripped with faux innocence
20:58becca
21:00why are you calling me
21:01did someone tell you gino is here
21:04taking care of me
21:06are you upset about that
21:08the moment sylvia's voice came through
21:11my parents and zachariah both froze
21:13they could hardly believe that such petty
21:16spiteful words were coming out of the mouth of the daughter and sister they adored
21:21i didn't care what they were thinking
21:22nor did i care about eugene hovering over her
21:25i said flatly
21:26hmm eugene's taking good care of you
21:32everyone listening was stunned
21:36sylvia too
21:37sounded confused
21:39becca are you serious
21:42of course
21:44i replied without hesitation
21:49i don't know what exactly
21:51triggered your allergy
21:52but i'll apologize anyway
21:54i'm sorry
21:59before anyone could react
22:01i hung up cleanly
22:03then looked at my family
22:04every one of them was dumbfounded
22:07can i go now
22:08i asked calmly
22:11this time
22:12no one even tried to stop me
22:15i didn't bother taking zachariah's snide remark
22:18why aren't you throwing a fit now
22:20to heart
22:22back at school
22:23i switched my phone to airplane mode
22:26and locked myself in the lab
22:27working non-stop for 13 straight days
22:33i didn't step out of the lab
22:35until the day before my departure
22:36when i finally finished my experiments
22:41the moment i turned my phone back on
22:43it exploded with notifications
22:48there were messages from everyone my family
22:50eugene
22:51and a flood of texts from my friends
22:56i opened my friend eleanor hamilton's conversation first
23:01she was furious
23:02she had sent 70 or 80 messages in a row
23:05all cursing out eugene and sylvia
23:09then she sent a screenshot from sylvia's instagram
23:15it was a family portrait
23:16my parents
23:17zachariah sylvia
23:19and even eugene
23:20were in the photo
23:22he was standing next to sylvia
23:24staring at her like a knight guarding his princess
23:27his eyes were soft and full of devotion
23:32sylvia's caption read
23:34with the people i love most
23:36the audacity nearly sent eleanor over the edge
23:40she ranted endlessly and even commented under the post
23:46your sister isn't even there
23:47it looks like your brother-in-law is taking good care of you
23:52i soothed her with a few replies
23:54before opening the rest of my messages
24:00without exception
24:01every message scolded me for letting eleanor bully poor syl
24:07i apologized one by one
24:09just as i was about to lock my phone
24:12zachariah called
24:15rebecca what the hell is going on
24:16why haven't we been able to reach you
24:20you have no idea how worried we have been the past few days
24:27right after he said that
24:28i heard sylvia's bright sugary voice in the background
24:32dad mom jenna look at this carousel it's so pretty
24:35so they were at an amusement park
24:38i asked softly
24:40worried
24:42that single word made zachariah choke up
24:45it took him a long time to respond
24:48well
24:50yeah
24:50we couldn't reach you
24:53if you were around
24:54you could have come too
24:59besides
24:59it's all your friend's fault
25:01sylva's sensitive
25:02she cried for hours after seeing that comment
25:04we had to bring her out to cheer her up
25:06i already apologized
25:08he went quiet again
25:10as if he had no idea what to say next
25:13after a long pause he muttered
25:16good
25:17you finally learned to behave
25:19the next second eugene snatched the phone
25:23his deep annoyed voice cut through the speaker
25:26rebecca did you tell your friend to leave that comment
25:29why is your mind always so dirty
25:31i've told you so many times
25:33that sylvia is your sister
25:36i'm only looking after her for you
25:38your whole family does that
25:39i know you're jealous because everyone likes syl more
25:42but that's not her fault
25:47maybe you should think about why no one likes you
25:51my grip on the phone tightened when i heard him run his mouth like that
25:57when we first started dating
25:59i had told eugene about how my family treated me
26:03back then
26:05he held me and said he would always be on my side
26:09now he told me to reflect on why myself
26:16but i didn't feel sad
26:18a little over 10 days ago
26:21back at my parents place
26:23i finally learned the truth that eugene had never liked me
26:30he had just been playing a part
26:33and once the act landed
26:35he could stay by the woman he actually wanted
26:38protect her
26:39spoil her
26:40and never let go
26:42what i thought was fate had never been anything more than a script they rehearsed together
26:52sometimes i wanted to ask why
26:55but there was no point
26:57love that wasn't there was simply not there
26:59whether it was family or romance
27:01it didn't need a reason
27:04on the other end of the line
27:05eugene started stammering apologies
27:07clearly realizing he had gone too far
27:12it didn't matter anymore
27:17i glanced at the flight information my colleague had sent me and spoke calmly
27:28eugene
27:28eugene
27:30let's break up
27:31i was done being someone's tool
27:34i was leaving
27:36hearing my words
27:38the other end of the call went dead silent
27:42just as i was about to hang up eugene suddenly laughed
27:46he was full of confidence like he had me completely figured out
27:51rebecca
27:51are you sure you spent so long preparing for that wedding
27:55there's no way you actually want to break up
28:00i sighed
28:03so you do know i spent a long time preparing
28:07he seemed convinced i was just throwing another tantrum and spoke helplessly
28:12stop it
28:14i already told you
28:15that i'll make it up to you
28:21acting like this won't work on me
28:23i didn't have the energy to explain anything further
28:27when i heard him and zachariah arguing in the background
28:33i simply hung up
28:34then i blocked every number belonging to my family and to eugene
28:42that night i slept deeply and had a dream
28:48in my dream
28:50a little girl dressed differently from her siblings sat at a desk
28:54writing in her diary
28:56she held a pen and wrote the number one in a new notebook
28:59mumbling to herself
29:01if it ever reaches 99
29:03i won't want mom dad zach or sill anymore
29:08she paused then crossed out the number and wrote 0.5 instead
29:12mom and dad forgot to buy clothes for me again
29:14the kids at school laughed at my old outfit
29:17i felt sad
29:19but this is the best i have
29:21today
29:22sill said i stole her things
29:26mom and dad
29:27beat me
29:28i didn't steal anything
29:30i was trying to clean it for her
29:35sill wanted garlic butter shrimp
29:37i cooked it
29:39mom and dad forgot
29:41i'm allergic to seafood
29:43my hands swelled
29:45it hurts a lot
29:48it's sill's birthday
29:49the cake is so pretty
29:52i want a birthday too
29:54but mom and dad forgot mine
29:55comes two days earlier
29:59i watched silently as she filled the notebook page after page
30:02sometimes listing fractions
30:04sometimes whole numbers
30:06she made excuses for her family over and over
30:09her face grew increasingly numb
30:12when the notebook was almost full
30:14the wedding she had hoped for fell apart too
30:16the number stopped at 99
30:19i found myself staring straight into the eyes of the girl in the wedding dress
30:23i should have left
30:25earlier
30:26she said
30:27i nodded
30:28but it's not too late now
30:33when i boarded the plane
30:35all those heavy feelings i had recorded all the resentment
30:39disappointment
30:39and wounds stayed behind on that land
30:44i threw myself into studying with everything i had
30:49being alone in a foreign country could feel lonely
30:52but unlike sylvia
30:54i didn't look for someone to complain to
30:57i used every spare moment to fill myself up again
31:01like a sponge
31:02i absorbed everything i'd never had the chance to learn before
31:05eventually my lab mates begged me to stop overworking and forced me to take a break
31:10i returned to my dorm and lay on my bed
31:14while chatting with eleanor
31:16she suddenly mentioned my family and eugene
31:19sounding gleeful
31:21becca you won't believe it
31:23after you left eugene and the meyer family practically went crazy
31:28crazy
31:29i murmured
31:32i typed a casual reply
31:34impossible
31:35they don't care about me that much
31:37eleanor sent a quick message back
31:39who knows
31:40but apparently they've been trying every possible way to contact you
31:45i nodded
31:46that finally explained all the recent unknown numbers calling me
31:51but since i never answer unfamiliar calls
31:54i always ignored them
31:58it turned out they were from my family and eugene
32:03as i was thinking this
32:05another unknown number came in
32:08i hesitated
32:10then answered
32:10to my surprise
32:11it was mom
32:12the moment the call connected
32:14she sounded emotional
32:16becca you finally picked up
32:18where did you run off to
32:19why did you block all of us
32:22we thought something happened to you
32:25she paused
32:26then spoke stiffly
32:29we shouldn't have ignored your feelings before
32:32come home
32:33we'll celebrate your birthday
32:37her sudden change in tone was too abnormal
32:40i immediately thought of the notebook i had tossed into the trash before leaving
32:44and figured they must have fished it out and read my diary
32:4799 numbers
32:48and far more than 99 wounds
32:52no wonder they were suddenly drowning in guilt and desperate to make it up to me
32:56but what did it change
32:59doing something that hurt me and then coming back asking for forgiveness didn't prove they cared
33:06it only proved they wanted to soothe their own conscience
33:09i said coldly
33:11no need
33:12i don't like celebrating birthdays
33:16mom choked on my words and was left speechless for a long moment
33:21when she finally spoke again
33:22she tried to persuade me to come home soon
33:26i looked around my small dorm room
33:29it wasn't big
33:30but everything inside it was mine
33:32i had chosen them
33:36this place was where i finally felt i belonged
33:41no need
33:42i'm already home
33:44i said it calmly
33:45then hung up
33:47i had assumed my refusal that day was clear enough
33:51but one afternoon
33:53after finishing my experiments
33:55and stepping out of the lab
33:58i saw the very last group of people i wanted to face standing at the entrance of my apartment building
34:05it was dad
34:07mom
34:07zachariah and eugene
34:11when they saw me
34:12all of them looked shaken
34:15beck
34:16you're finally back
34:19zachariah started toward me
34:20but eugene shoved past him and planted himself directly in front of me
34:26beck a long time no see
34:29he looked haggard
34:30eyes red
34:31like he hadn't slept in days
34:33the old me might have felt a sting of sympathy
34:36now i only felt annoyed
34:38we already broke up
34:39why are you here
34:42eugene's eyes reddened even more
34:44i didn't agree to break up
34:48we just had a misunderstanding
34:52a breakup doesn't need your consent
34:55i said calmly
34:57then looked toward my family standing awkwardly to the side
35:03i heard everything you said that day
35:05my parents and zachariah went pale in an instant
35:07and even eugene's eyes widened as the truth finally hit him
35:11i continued with the truth i had pieced together
35:15eugene has always liked sylvia
35:18you didn't think his family background was good enough for her
35:23so you pushed him towards me instead
35:26that way you could still keep someone around to spoil sylvia right
35:34no no that's not
35:37mom tried to deny it
35:40but even she had no strength to argue
35:44dad and zachariah both lowered their heads
35:46shame painted across their faces
35:50as for eugene
35:51he rushed to explain himself
35:54i did like syl in the beginning
35:56but that was only at the start
35:58we're about to get married
36:00how could i not have feelings for you
36:03i nodded
36:04as if acknowledging it
36:06relief briefly flickered in his eyes
36:08then i struck cleanly
36:13but you didn't show up to our wedding
36:15so we're not getting married anymore
36:18no we can have another wedding
36:20i i already ordered your dress
36:22it's still from your favorite designer
36:25i already contacted the wedding planner
36:27as long as you agree
36:29we can redo everything
36:31it'll be even better than last time
36:35eugene held my shoulders
36:36voice hoarse with pleading
36:39becca please
36:40just listen to me
36:42i only take care of sel
36:44out of habit
36:46the person i love is really you
36:49i never thought you would actually leave
36:51i was a jerk
36:54i hurt you
36:55it's my fault
36:57i gently pushed his hands off
37:00his red rimmed eyes stirred something inside me
37:03after all
37:04he was the person who stayed with me
37:06during the loneliest years of my life
37:08and he was the one who made me believe
37:09i could be loved
37:11and maybe that was exactly why i could never forgive him
37:16forgiving him would mean betraying the girl who once waited so desperately for her wedding day
37:22you love me
37:23no you don't
37:26love doesn't look like this
37:28love means always feeling indebted
37:34not taking advantage of someone's feelings and hurting them again and again
37:39love is two people trying to understand each other
37:41not one person doing all the giving
37:46eugene
37:47we can't go back
37:49you know very well what i wanted
37:51what i wanted was someone who chose me without hesitation
37:56but he had never done that
37:58eugene staggered back like he had been struck by lightning
38:02he slumped over and covered his face
38:04it looked like he was crying
38:05i didn't comfort him
38:07he was an ex-boyfriend now
38:09he wasn't worth my energy
38:11that was all that needed to be said
38:13as long as he wasn't blocking my path to the dorm
38:15that was enough
38:18just as i turned to go
38:19my family stopped me
38:21that was when i recalled there were still three more people
38:23i hadn't dealt with
38:26i rubbed my temples
38:27irritated
38:28then looked at the three guilty hesitant faces
38:32he's here to beg me to get back together
38:34what about you
38:35what are you here for
38:40dad exhaled heavily
38:42becca
38:43only when we read your diary did we realize how much you've suffered all these years
38:48are you done
38:50you can go now
38:51i have things to do this afternoon
38:53don't waste my time
38:55how is this wasting time
38:56we're apologizing
38:58zachariah's voice trembled with frustration
39:00just because you're apologizing doesn't mean i have to accept it
39:04i said firmly
39:07zachariah opened his mouth but had nothing to say
39:11you keep saying you shifted your love for me onto sylvia
39:14but why
39:15i was the one you owed
39:17she was the one who benefited
39:19in your house
39:20i wasn't even as happy as i was living with grandpa and grandma
39:24now i've left
39:25i'm far away from you
39:28we can live our separate lives
39:30isn't that better for everyone
39:35mom was already sobbing
39:38becca
39:39you're our daughter
39:41you can't just cut us off like this
39:44i'd rather not be your daughter
39:46after saying that i turned and walked upstairs
39:49not bothering to look at the three of them crying in a pathetic little huddle
39:55during my final year of grad school
39:57a huge scandal exploded in our overseas student circle
40:03it turned out that after sylvia went abroad
40:05she immediately tossed aside the piano she had bragged so much about
40:11all the claims about orchestras and teacher recommendations were lies
40:17she didn't learn anything valuable
40:19what she did pick up was a chaotic lifestyle and an std
40:26then at some party she got involved with things she shouldn't have touched
40:31to get money from my family
40:33she lied that she was seriously ill
40:36my parents and zachariah rushed over out of worry
40:38only to walk in on her partying wildly
40:42apparently she was still high when they confronted her and she snapped
40:48are not your favorite
40:49why would you give money to that bitch rebecca instead of me
40:52if you had given me money
40:54i wouldn't have had to lie
40:56during the argument
40:58she became delirious
40:59grabbed a knife
41:01and stabbed zachariah
41:04he survived
41:05but the damage was permanent
41:17his body would never fully recover for the rest of his life
41:21my parents called it a family disaster and finally cut off her allowance
41:27without money
41:28she slid even further down the wrong path
41:32she passed her disease to several people
41:35then returned home looking for someone to take responsibility
41:39and guess who her target was
41:41eugene
41:46even though he claimed to love me
41:50when his first love came knocking
41:53he didn't refuse
41:56except that first love turned out to have an std
41:59he got infected too
42:05unable to accept what his life had become
42:08he snapped and stabbed sylvia
42:13she stabbed him and he stabbed her
42:16in the end
42:18one was dead
42:20and the other one was injured and imprisoned
42:24i stared at those familiar names and felt nothing but a faint
42:27distant sigh
42:31whatever emotions i once had were long gone
42:34after graduating
42:36i returned to america and became a key researcher at a pharmaceutical company
42:40my parents and zachariah eventually tracked down where i worked
42:44they tried to visit
42:45but they never even made it past the front gate because the security stopped them
42:51and so they lived the rest of their lives in regret
42:55they regretted never cherishing the girl they once brought home
43:00and they regretted losing the daughter and sister who once looked at them like they were her whole world
43:05and so they were able to get the daughter and sister who once brought home and she was a child
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