All Chapters of Gone with Yesterday: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Christian woke up to the sterile white ceiling of a hospital. He was hooked to an IV drip. His head was spinning, and he felt utterly miserable as a constant ache radiated from his chest.When reality sank in moments later, the reason for the hollow ache became clear. The raw weight of his emotions proved that the nightmare was his reality. Tabitha walked out instead of walking down the aisle to him. She didn’t want him anymore. It was all his fault. He couldn’t even find a reason to resent her. The door to the ward swung open. Kelsey walked in with a lunchbox in hand. Seeing that Christian was awake, Kelsey dropped the container in surprise. She lunged to hold Christian and murmured, “You’re awake at last, Christian! You have no idea how worried I was...”Furrowing his brows, Christian mustered his strength to push Kelsey off him. His voice was callous. “What are you doing here?” Kelsey took his hands to cup her face. “What’s wrong, Christian? “Look at me. I’

Stepping off the plane, Tabitha inhaled the fresh air and felt renewed in both body and mind. She actually did it. It took a month of careful planning for her to move on, walk out on her wedding, and make it abroad. Her itinerary was kept simple. She would start by wandering around, immersing herself in the local culture. Next, her focus would be on attending academic seminars to make up for previous missed opportunities. Everything was falling into place exactly as she had hoped. Strutting out of the airport, Tabitha caught the faint sound of someone calling her name. She turned her head in the direction of the voice and saw her name printed on a huge sign in the waiting crowd. “Tabitha! Tabitha Bray!” Holding a placard up, Koben Nash squeezed his way out of the crowd and took quick paces to Tabitha. The confused look on Tabitha’s face didn’t upset Koben. Instead, he joked with a smile, “What? Did you forget me in just three years, Tabs?” Koben’s dimples and th

It so happened that a snow-capped mountain was situated in a neighboring city.With Koben and Tabitha hitting it off on the idea, they packed light and set out. Throughout the journey, Koben was rather excited. Tabitha asked with a smile, “I remember you talking about scaling a snow mountain when we were kids. Technically, the mountain isn’t far from you. Why haven’t you made the climb?” Koben replied without much thought, “You don’t get it. I wanted to save my biggest wish for someone special. I always planned to wait for my future wife to take me to the top.”A long silence ensued. It dawned on Koben that, caught in a moment, he let it all out. Tabitha grabbed her hair in awkwardness. She was planning a surprise for him at the summit, but her plan might have backfired. She couldn’t possibly take over a role meant for Koben’s future wife. With that in mind, she said hesitantly, “I’m sorry. I didn’t know that the trip would be sentimental for you. Why don’t we go somewh

Inside a hospital in Leboune, Koben felt as though he had been drifting in an endless dream. Beyond the realm of his dream, a voice kept calling out to him, pleading for him to wake up. The overly desperate and anguished voice piqued his curiosity to find out who it was. Koben opened his eyes. He saw Tabitha. “You’re awake, Koben!” With Koben finally coming to, Tabitha was overjoyed and asked with concern, “How do you feel? Are you experiencing any discomfort?” Koben shook his head. He opened his mouth, his voice coming out hoarse and dry. “I’m fine. W-What happened to me?” He looked around, realizing that he was in a hospital. Furrowing her brows in worry, Tabitha explained patiently, “Don’t you remember? We went hiking on a snowy mountain, and an avalanche hit while we were on our way down.” In a few brief sentences, she recounted her desperate search through the snow, the moment she finally found him, and their miraculous rescue.Koben’s memories came back wit

Tabitha and the man appeared rather close while sharing a lighthearted conversation. Christian saw red. The final straw was when the man ran his fingers down Tabitha’s hair affectionately. It was Christian’s cue to get right in their face. “Tabitha, how did you get a feather in your hair?” Koben was about to remove the feather from her hair when a force pushed him away. He looked up and met Christian’s furious gaze. “Who are you? You have some nerve to place a hand on her!” Christian gave Koben a piece of his mind before turning to Tabitha with a smile. “I’m here to take you home, Tabitha. Did you have a nice trip?” He grabbed the suitcase from Tabitha and slipped his other hand around her arm.However, Tabitha wasn’t having any of that. With composure, Tabitha shrugged him off, stepped in to stand protectively before Koben, and grilled Christian.“The question should be directed at you, Christian. “Who gave you the right to put your hands on my friend?” Chri