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When the Snow Took Her Name
When the Snow Took Her Name
作者: Three Two

Chapter 1

作者: Three Two
I watched her eyes slowly close and held onto the rough clay dolls even tighter. "You have to keep living. Go tell him yourself!"

Janet Smith shook her head, her smile sweet and gentle. "He doesn't want to see me. He's the one who wanted me to climb the snowy mountain."

I only found out from the bits and pieces she told me.

For the last two years, Chester Graham had been the one sending her on trips all over the world. The last trip, the one to the mountaineering camp, was arranged by Chester's people too.

Even if she had not agreed, they would have made her go up that snowy mountain anyway.

Janet's voice was so faint, like it could disappear any second. "He said I grew up with him and the world seemed too small in my eyes... That's why I was always by his side."

When I heard that, I could not help but raise my voice. I was filled with anger. They made Janet, who was slow to understand things, climb up a snowy mountain.

"That's crazy! He sent you off to die!"

I looked at Janet, feeling so sorry for her, but she just nodded. "I know, but I'm okay with it."

I froze. She was so innocent that she had been tricked.

"Janet, do you know what dying means?"

She looked away, her eyes unfocused as if she were seeing something far, far away. "I figured it out three years ago when Chester gave me those little white pills."

It took me a moment to catch on. The little white pills were sleeping pills. Three years back, Chester tricked her into thinking they were just medicine for a cold. She swallowed them down without a second thought.

Janet suddenly smiled with a little bit of pride in her eyes. "I'm actually really smart, but Chester looked so sad. I didn't want to see him cry, so I took a lot."

Then, her expression changed to frustration. "But I still don't get what happened with Chester. Why did he break my cup all of a sudden? I hadn't even had the chance to think about dying. Death is like an endless sleep, and both Chester and I would find peace in that. "

Suddenly, my heart felt all mixed up. I almost wanted to toss those two clay dolls right back at Janet.

"You silly goose, why are you so head over heels for a guy who treats you badly?"

Janet, who never shed a tear even when she got hurt, had tears flooding her face the moment she heard me.

"It's because I'm a goofball, always causing trouble for everyone. When I was 20, I nearly pushed him over the edge."

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  • When the Snow Took Her Name   Chapter 9

    "She's not mad at you. She never said anything bad about you. And she did leave a message for you, Chester, so listen up. She said to tell you she had seen the world and didn't love you anymore. She also said she had learned a lot and wouldn't be a bother to anyone."After I said it, I sighed again. I knew that would only hurt him more, and it did. The despair in Chester's eyes was clear. He looked like he was falling apart.For once, I spoke to him gently. "Janet had been away from home for two years, and I asked her why. She said, 'Home is where happiness is. When I'm not there, I can pass that happiness on to someone else.' Now, I think she was talking about you."She never held a grudge against you, not even at the end."Janet had trouble putting her thoughts into words. She had to think really hard before she could remember what to say.One time, I got her to sip on some wine to cheer her up. She got tipsy right away, giggling and crying all at once."I shouldn't… I shouldn'

  • When the Snow Took Her Name   Chapter 8

    Chester raced back, panting heavily. "What was Janet's last message for me?"His eyes sparkled with hope.However, I felt sorry for him as I was just playing a trick. Why should he only feel a slight regret when Janet was already gone? I pointed to the pear tree. "Janet said she buried something there."I was tricking him, but Chester, like someone dying of thirst, did not question it and scrambled toward the tree. Chester, in his suit, knelt under the blossoming pear tree.He started digging with a shovel, but it was too slow for him. He tossed the shovel aside and used his hands to dig through the dirt. His hands bled, but he did not stop.To my surprise, there really was a metal box buried under the tree. Chester carefully lifted the box and cradled it in his arms. He took a long time before he could bring himself to open it.He read what he had found inside the box slowly and with great care. I could not see what exactly it was. Tears started rolling down Chester's cheeks,

  • When the Snow Took Her Name   Chapter 7

    After Chester's crew took me off the ship, they still would not leave me alone. I fought back as hard as I could."Stop staring at me! I'm done dealing with this spineless man! I'll figure out how to bring Janet's body back myself!"Thinking of Janet and how she had died in my arms made me so sad. Janet and I were meant to meet.The first time we went to see the lions in Tazembe, we stuck together. She was a little scared then. Whenever there were many people around, she always wanted to curl up and hide. Her eyes were as innocent as a deer's, making me want to protect her.I would never forget how she had pulled at my sleeve with her eyes sparkling when we were out on the grasslands. "Nathalie, look at the great migration, isn't it amazing?"That dear Janet, just like that, was gone. Every time I thought of it, I could not help but cry.However, after Chester's men picked up a phone call, they refused to set me free. They tied me up and brought me to an old yard with a big, leaf

  • When the Snow Took Her Name   Chapter 6

    Rose looked so calm, like she did not care about other people's lives at all. I felt tears burn in my eyes as I charged at her, wanting to strike. "That was a real person's life! How could you do that?"Rose just casually blew on her nails. "She was just a burden. It was better to end her suffering. I was just doing her a favor."I was seeing red. "You'll get what's coming to you!"The guards held me back. I could not lay a finger on Rose.Chester was frozen. After a moment, he looked at me, hollow-eyed. "So, Janet's really gone?"I was too mad to talk. Chester turned and grabbed Rose by the throat. "I was done with her! Why did she have to die?"Rose held his hand. She was not scared. She was even smiling. "Chester, deep down, are you really over her? I can't stand any wrongdoing."He did not know what to say, but his grip was getting tighter. Rose was struggling to breathe, but she kept on smiling. "Chester, all this fuss over a little toy? Really? Or is it that you want to

  • When the Snow Took Her Name   Chapter 5

    Chester's face froze when he heard Janet's name. Rose's expression changed too, and she quickly called for the security guards. "Security, why are you letting just anyone in here? Get her out now!" I was being pushed around by the guards as I glared angrily at Chester. Could it really have been just his looks that had Janet so completely fooled? "This is Janet's last gift to you, and it's for your wedding. Don't you even want to look at it?"Chester stood there, his face turning white. "We're at Riverton Dock. You know what happens to people who cause trouble here, right?" I had read up a lot about this place before coming. The worst they could do was throw me into the sea for the sharks. I took a pair of tiny clay dolls from my pocket and threw them at Chester."Look. Do you recognize these?"The moment they left my hand, I regretted it. I had promised Janet I would keep them safe. If they broke, she would be heartbroken.Luckily, when Chester saw the clay dolls, his expre

  • When the Snow Took Her Name   Chapter 4

    Janet, with her injured leg, kept trying to put out the fire with water. However, the smoke was too much, and she fell to the ground, struggling with the locked door. The fire grew wildly and reached Chester's room.Janet remembered Chester's special pendant. Fighting through the flames, she crawled to his room. She found the pendant, but the fire burned her leg. She fell, and the pendant broke into pieces on the floor.She sobbed while lying on the ground, trying to pick up the pieces."Chester's special pendant can't be broken."Just then, as Chester came back with the firefighters, he saw Janet with the broken pieces. Suddenly, Janet, who was in my arms, started shaking hard. She clutched my hand and cried out in pain, "Nathalie, his slap hurt so much. I tried to fix it for him, but he just yelled at me to go away and not to touch his stuff."I gently patted her back, trying to make her feel better. I told her it was all a dream—there was no fire, and no one was hitting her.

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