Be Your Lover Forever (Alicia)

"What do you think you are doing?"

Staring at him, Alicia felt nervous in an instant and stepped backward, leaning against the elevator wall. Her eyes widened as if she was facing a great enemy.

Her reaction to being on guard against him pierced Jeremy's heart deeply. Feeling bitter and disregarded, Jeremy's lips quivered.

"You think I am going to... do something?"

Even though it was just a casual sentence from him, it was obvious to feel his pain of being rejected and questioned. From his tone, Alicia could understand his feelings and started loosened her fist gradually to let her guard down. The next second, Jeremy spoke in a despondent manner,

"I just want to stay with you a little longer!"

Despite the discomfort from being soaking wet from the rain, Jeremy felt as if he was back to the past the moment he thought of Alicia bringing him clothes. That was a time when he was being loved and cared for by her. He felt an inexplicable heartache.

Alicia, on the other hand, not only wanted to keep him at arm's length but breathed and sweated heavily that there were even goosebumps.

Therefore, for a good few minutes, she did not speak at all, but kept eyeing the elevator door from the corner of her eye.

Gradually, she felt the elevator slowed down, as if it was about to stop. After a sudden ticking sound and as Alicia moved her feet, there was a loud banging sound that shook her body. And in the next second, the entire elevator plunged into darkness. Alicia screamed.

"Aaaah!"

"Don't move, Ally. Don't be afraid and don't panic."

As Jeremy comforted her, he took out his mobile phone. Alicia opened her eyes to the faint flashlight.

What happened? Was there a blackout? Was the elevator out of order?

Instinctively, she took out her phone too, but only to find out that there was no signal. She stated to move around anxiously.

"Don't move, stand against the wall and hold tight!"

Comforting her and taking charge of the situation at the same, Jeremy pressed the elevator's emergency button as well as the buttons of each floor number.

have a standby generator

as not to frighten Alicia, Jeremy kept his phone's

no need to panic, everything will be fine. When there's the

time, the CCTV monitors had been displaying pitch- black footages. The thunderstorm also drove all the security

herself to the surrounding, Alicia began to calm

unlucky! Why did the elevator have to break

breathing had turned difficult for her. Feeling unsettled, she paced around and

don't move around! It's dangerous. Later on, we will call for help again, surely someone will notice us! Switch off your phone now too or else your battery will go flat very quickly. Since it was raining today, we don't know what else is

and then returned to a corner

all

soundly by

were only the two of them inside the elevator. To Alicia, she'd be on the losing end if she were to provoke him

but to no

somewhat afraid too. Standing up, she tried to look at the elevator control panel again, only to discover that besides a call-to-help button, the intercom telephone was just there without any

Jeremy coughed.

to call for help, he sat

we are going to be here. If you're scared then just talk to me," he told and coughed. "I'm sorry I got you into this." "As long as you realize it's your fault. Are you

Alicia still emboldened herself. She actually knew very well that if he had not followed her into the elevator, she would be even more afraid.

like an eternity following the aimless chats, things inside the lift remained silent and dark, with no response from the outside. It even started to smell like death from the inside. Standing up, Alicia went to press the

"Help! Is there anyone?"

midnight and with the ongoing thunderstorm, there

shouting at

for a while and not getting any response, she suddenly realized that Jeremy hadn't made a sounde for some time. Using her phone's flashlight, Alicia discovered that Jeremy had already leaned himself against the wall in one corner. He looked like he was sleeping.

are... Are you

groaning sounds from him. Alicia felt she couldn't breathe smoothly

you could do is wait for us

difficult to describe. She then sat down as well. "Please tell me we are not going to be trapped here for the whole

last moment of my life, then I have no regrets because I can be with

But why? Why won't you give