All Chapters of Regret After Her Final Goodbye: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The day before I was supposed to have the biggest, most beautiful wedding with my fiancé, Ellison Perez, my adopted sister, Becky, had a really bad day. She got super upset and started yelling about wanting to jump off the roof.So, for the 18th time, Ellison put off our wedding to take care of her.This time, we had to wait a whole month.I was standing in the living room, just staring at the mess Becky had made. There were broken vases everywhere, and the photos and paintings that used to hang on the walls were all over the floor, stepped on and ruined.I picked up one of the photos. It was from when I won a painting contest as a little kid. Mom and Dad had been so proud, they even put it in a frame for me.Next to it was another photo that had been ripped right down the middle. It was from when Ellison and I went on a trip together.In it, I was laughing while standing on my toes to give him a kiss on the cheek. He looked kind of embarrassed, which was rare for him.However,

Becky's room was always full of people who cared about her, but mine was empty unless my family needed something from me.I watched from a corner as Mom held Becky's hand, fussing over her with loving questions."Ellison will take you out for some fun this month to help you relax. You'll feel better in no time."That was why Ellison had to put off our wedding. Becky's doctor said that traveling could help her feel better, and Ellison was asked to take her on a month-long trip.They could have gone after the wedding, but Becky would not wait. She even turned the living room upside down until Ellison said yes.They were leaving tomorrow.Becky could not stop talking about how much she was looking forward to the trip.Mom, Dad, and Ellison listened with kind smiles.Then, Ellison looked at me and said, "Lily, if you want, you can come with us too."Everything went quiet. It was like I was someone who did not belong there, sticking out like a sore thumb.I shook my head. "I don't

After a lot of thinking, I decided to visit my best friend whom I had not talked to in ages. My last wish was to see her again after all these years.Janet got a shock when she saw me. "You look so pale! Come in and rest..."She could tell right away that something was off. Cancer had made me skinnier and my skin yellower.When I shared that I had late-stage liver cancer, Janet could not hold back her tears, and we cried together for a long time.Talking about my family and Ellison, I could only give a sad smile and shake my head."They've got Becky now. I don't matter to them anymore. Let me go quietly by myself."Janet's eyes filled with tears again, and she gave me a tight, comforting hug."You're not alone. I'll be with you to the very end."So, I stayed at her place from then on.The cancer got worse. I could not eat, my stomach hurt like crazy, and I kept coughing up blood.Eventually, I was stuck in bed, unable to move around.I looked at a photo of Becky and Ellison

I never thought that after I die, I would really turn into a spirit, just floating around without any weight or warmth.There I was, floating above it all, gazing down at the body on the bed that had turned stone cold.The cheeks hollow, the skin a sickly yellow – even I was scared by the sight.I wished I could have left the world a bit more gracefully.I tried to smile at the empty air, mocking myself, when suddenly the door swung open. Janet and Ellison walked in.Ellison froze as soon as he saw the bed. He stood there, not moving, until he finally took a couple of steps closer. He stared at the pale, thin face for what seemed like forever, as if he could not believe what he was seeing.It was not until he touched my cold hand that he collapsed next to the bed, crying in a way I had never seen before. His sobs were deep and full of pain.However, to me, it was all so strange.I had thought he was so kind to Becky because he liked her. Then I was gone, shouldn't they be happy

The Gilberts gave me a big, formal funeral and then they buried me.Becky was the only one who did not come. She said she felt sick and stayed home.I wondered what she was up to, so I went to take a look.As I got close to the villa's window, I saw Becky crouched down, shoving clothes into a suitcase as fast as she could.She was packing up her stuff.I could hear her talking on the phone with a man. She sounded really worried and kept yelling at him to make sure he did not spill any secrets.I knew that man's voice too well, it was the same guy who had kidnapped me two years ago.Becky had planned all of that.Two years back, she tricked me into going to a lonely alley where the kidnapper grabbed me. Then she acted like a hero, pretending to take my place as a hostage.She fooled everyone with her act, even my parents and Ellison. She kept making trouble between me and my family, stealing my friends one by one.I wanted to jump out and stop her, to scream the truth, but I c