Lahat ng Kabanata ng He Left Me to Burn, I Rose in the Dark: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

The doctor finished examining me and removed his stethoscope, an odd look crossing his face.“Miss Elira appears to be fine for now.” He frowned slightly, hesitating. “It’s just… why…”I knew what he wanted to say.He couldn’t hear my heartbeat.But before the words could leave his mouth, Jaeren cut in coldly.“I told you she’s fine. She can walk, stand, eat, sleep. She’s not dying.”He did not even spare me another glance. His gaze shifted straight to Cersei in the other hospital bed.“Check Cersei again. She’s been coughing ever since we got back from the fire. I’m worried she inhaled too much smoke. ”“If anything happens to her, I’ll have to answer to my stepmother.”The doctor lowered his eyes to the lab report and spoke carefully.“But Miss Cersei’s bloodwork only shows a common cold. It doesn’t appear related to the fire…”Bang.Jaeren kicked over an empty chair beside him.He tapped the doctor’s name badge with one finger, his eyes terrifyingly cold.“If you’d like to keep your

The full moon is tomorrow.I was lying in bed more and more, holding the same position, as if I were asleep.Through the haze, the bedroom door was shoved open.Jaeren stormed in, anger all over him, and reached out to yank me up from the bed.“Why hasn’t Cersei’s arm healed yet!?”With effort, I turned my head and glanced at Cersei behind him.A large patch of dark red and purple bruising had spread across her arm.Jaeren’s face darkened.“If Cersei’s arm scars, I’m holding you responsible.”As the words left his mouth, the hand gripping my arm suddenly froze.Only then did he seem to realize how cold my skin was, colder than any living person’s should be.“What the hell is wrong with you?”“You lie here every day, eat, sleep, sleep, eat. So why are you getting weaker by the day?”Cersei bent down beside me, close to my ear.“Elira, I know you’re upset.”“But you can’t keep making yourself like this on purpose, just to use Jaeren’s soft spot and force him to look at you.”The moment J

I need to return to the town beneath the Rockies. My parents are there.But before that, I still have to go back to Jaeren's house and retrieve my college diploma.After death, I strangely miss the version of myself that was once so alive.Besides, I still plan to return to that town and find a job.Standing in the foyer of Jaeren's house, I saw myself in the mirror.Paler, more beautiful, colder, with darker pupils.But they will not discover me.Because I can hear who is moving where inside this house.I can hear who is saying what.It is endlessly interesting.Standing outside what used to be my bedroom, I did not go in.Jaeren was inside, holding the ring I had left on the table.He was murmuring to himself.“This ring—you picked it out from thousands. How could you bear to leave it behind?”I could not bear to before, Jaeren. I was pushed into the fire by Cersei because I went in to save you.But the moment I watched you carry her away, I could.The only thing I regret now is not

After we left the station, the night had grown even deeper.At the edge of the woods, the female vampire from the church basement stood under the moonlight.She stepped forward and looked at Jaeren, her voice calm.“In the church basement, Elira made a deal with me using her love and tears.”“Tonight, under the full moon, she will complete the transformation and become a true vampire.”“The Elira you saw walk out of the fire seven days ago had already ceased to be alive.”Jaeren's breath caught.Cersei let out a shriek.“A vampire!?”“I knew it! No wonder she acted like a corpse for those seven days, lying there every day and pretending to be mysterious!”“Quick, look at my arm! Heal it!”Cersei held out her arm.What had once been only a small swollen patch had already rotted into a large festering wound.The female vampire's expression turned solemn.“This is the curse of fire. You set the fire and burned many of my companions to death. This is your punishment.”Cersei completely pan

He froze.His hand stayed suspended in midair, as if he suddenly didn't know what to do.As if he had finally realized.This was human clothing.And I no longer needed it.“Sorry,” he said softly. “I forgot.”I said nothing and turned to leave.Very quickly, he caught up again and walked beside me.Once, it was always me chasing after him, panting beside him, trying to find something to talk about.And he had always thought I was noisy, thought I talked too much.Now it was his turn.He looked around.“The air here is really nice.”I kept walking straight ahead without replying.“Your job,” he pointed toward the kindergarten behind me, “is it going well?”He waited a long time and got no answer.Then he looked up and spotted the coffee shop across the street.“Do you want coffee?”“I'll go buy you coffee.”And I kept walking.So he stepped directly in front of me, blocking my path.“Elira, if you're angry at me, then yell at me.”Seeing me stop, but still getting no response, he sudden