Novel & Cerita Goodbye To Trash Hello To A New Me

I noticed the scratches on the back of Carl's hand, and he instinctively pulled it back. I chuckled. "Give it to Wendy. It suits her well." Why would I go down that same dead-end road again? Once I made up my mind not to look back, that was it—no turning back, not even if the memories were wonderful. … I left the city where I had spent six years of my life and set off with my best friend to start over. I used my savings to invest in a publicly traded company, and the returns were way better than expected. I bought a new place, traveled to the cities I'd always dreamed of visiting, and took in the views I'd dreamed about for years.

Her gaze dropped to the bike beside me, which I hadn’t even bothered to lock properly, and her brows furrowed again. "I… I came out to experience real life!" I blurted, grasping for an excuse to cover how pathetic I looked. "Experiencing life involves digging through trash?" Alisha pointed at the overturned garbage can by my feet. A few empty plastic bottles had rolled out onto the ground. An idea hit me. If I was already this deep in, I might as well commit. There was no way I was admitting I’d followed her because I felt insecure.

But when I woke up, I was still alone, paying for sins I'll never outrun. "Goodbye, Gina. I wish you and Ryan nothing but joy. In the next life, I swear I won't let you down." I shook the envelope, and a necklace fell out. It was the one that held the ashes of our first baby, Jeremy's last tether to the past, but now he had given it to me. Behind me, Ryan called out, asking me to cut the cake. I called back, slipping the letter into my drawer. Then, I fastened the necklace around my neck and walked toward him.

"Call again, and I swear you won't even know how you died." Then I hurled the phone against the wall. The screen shattered on impact. I clenched my teeth, glaring at Elmer. "Can you take me to the hospital now?" He froze, then gave a small nod, lifting me back into his arms. As we stepped out the door, the smashed phone lit up again. Beneath the broken glass, a message popped up. "If this is your choice, then I wish you well. From now on, we're strangers. Our paths will never cross again."

Someone snapped a picture of me, filthy and rummaging through a dumpster for plastic bottles, and posted it online. It quickly went viral, sparking a storm of comments. “The prettiest dumpster diver.” “Hey, quiet little one, the netizens seem to be really interested in you.” I took small bites of a bagel, listening quietly as Marcus Dale read the comments aloud. He pushed his hair back and continued reading from his phone. “Isn’t she Lindsey Thomson, the eldest daughter of the Thomson family?”

Resting my head on the table, I clear mind listening to the song. ♪Bye bye happiness♪ ♪Hello loneliness♪ ♪I think I'm-a gonna cry-ya♪ ♪Bye bye love♪ ♪Bye bye sweet caress♪ ♪Hello emptiness♪ ♪I feel like I could die♪ ♪Bye bye my love goodbye♪ ♪There goes my baby with-a someone♪ new ... "Hey." I take off my shoe hauling it his way. The blond guy jumps back the shoe missing him by a inch. "Change the song." I growl looking pissed off.

Tamara crossed her ruined garden, but felt no sadness. Like the arrival of spring and the melting of snow, this was goodbye.

“Hey trash can ! Missed me ?” * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

This time, I had been given something I didn't intend to waste. I would cherish those who were truly good to me and take my future firmly into my own hands. —The End

By the time I realized what had happened, I was already on the way back to my hometown. Meanwhile, Jared sent me a lot of photos, each one of the old me—the girl standing in the sunlight, shining even brighter than the sun itself. I put my phone away and looked at Knox in the driver's seat, gently swaying along to the music. Unable to hold it in any longer, I asked quietly, "Knox, do you really like this calmer version of me? I'm different from who I was back then." Knox pulled the car over. Even the music stopped.