Semua Bab Never Love: What They Gave Me: Bab 1 - Bab 10

“What are you, actors Ruby hired? Her? A hero? She is rotten to the core. The only way we would believe she has changed is if she were dead.”I did not know when a tear slid into the corner of my eye. However, it did not matter now. I really had died, just as they had always wished.The reporters must not have expected to hear a parent curse their own daughter like that.One of them froze as his face flushed red.“Mr. Xerri, how can you say that? This mission only succeeded because Ruby risked her life to secure the key evidence.“And I have heard she was stabbed in the abdomen by a dangerous suspect during the operation, leaving a long scar. How could you…”He did not get to finish. My mother’s voice cut him off, sharp and laced with mockery.“You still claim you are not the actor she hired? That scar on her stomach is obviously from fooling around with men outside of school and ending up in surgery.”Even the most well-mannered reporter could not keep the anger from rising to

My parents’ faces had turned uncharacteristically grim.Davina, her voice trembling with tears, threw herself into my mother’s arms.“Mom, I am so scared. What if something really happened to Ruby? It is all my fault. If I had not asked you to take me out to relax, she would not have been home alone.”My mother patted her back gently.“Do not be silly. She is far too afraid of death. This is probably just another stunt to get our sympathy. She pulled the same trick six years ago.”Six years ago… yes, I remembered.Back then, I cornered my cousin in an alley with a few thugs. My mother, furious, dumped me in the deep mountains.That was how I, helpless and alone, was found by a lecherous bachelor from the village.I fought with everything I had, but lost under the crushing difference in strength.Later, my parents took me home, but I had already been left with a crippling shadow over my mind. I slit my wrists. I climbed to the rooftop, ready to jump.At first, they cared. It w

“I got into a fight with Felix. He said I am a kid abandoned by my parents, and that Mom only became the head of the ER by sleeping her way up. I got so angry I hit him. But when Dad and Mom came home, they just said I was a disobedient, bad kid.“Mom and Dad went to pick up my cousin today. They said from now on, I will be an elder sister. But I do not want to be one. I do not want to give up my room to her. I am their child, so why is it that they only smile when they are looking at her?”“Davina said I am a child nobody wants. I snapped back at her, but I did not expect Dad to come to school. I thought he came to stand up for me. Instead, he took me straight to the police station and locked me up for a whole night. Then he patted Davina’s head so gently. It was cold there, and I was so hungry. Dad, when you told me stories, you said that children whose parents do not want them may be sent to the police station. So, Dad, do you really not want me anymore?”My father froze for a mo

“If I had found you sooner and taken you away, you wouldn’t be lying here now… it’s all my fault.”Mrs. Lawson’s sobs trembled in the air, but the voice recorder kept playing.“Mom, Dad, I am going undercover. They told me that I could save a lot of people if I succeeded. I know you do not like me. You think I am useless, a waste of space.“The police officers said this mission is dangerous, but I am not afraid. If trading the life of someone useless like me can bring so many people back, it is worth it.“Mom, thank you. Thank you for giving me life, for letting me see this world, meeting so many people, and witnessing so many things. I am… truly grateful.“Dad, if you knew about the mission I’m on right now, would you be proud of me?”My father froze for a moment when he heard that. His mind slipped back to years ago, before Chloe had come into their lives.He had been wearing his police uniform. Little Ruby gazed up at him, her face brimming with admiration.He smiled and sco

My father froze for a moment, then tears welled up in his eyes.“I noticed something was off with Chloe just now. Her expressions, her gestures… they were exactly like yours. I cannot believe it is really you.”“Ruby, we know we were wrong. Let us make it up to you. Stay with us, please…”I was startled for a moment, then pushed her away.That was when my soul slipped free.Chloe rubbed her head, startled by Zoey’s overly warm expression, and instinctively took two steps back.Then she turned. Her gaze landed exactly where my spirit hovered.“Ruby, I’m scared.”My parents froze for a moment, then realization struck. They understood that Chloe could see me.Their eyes locked on the same spot Chloe was staring at.“Ruby, why are you avoiding us?”I had Chloe pass on my words.“Chloe is Chloe. I am me. She still has her own life to live. I have already had enough of mine.”I did not expect my mother’s face to crumple in anguish when she heard that.“How could it ever be enou