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.

The elevators of such high-end residential buildings should have a standby generator and

so as not to frighten Alicia, Jeremy

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

the security personnel to head out for inspection, leaving nobody behind to monitor the facilities. Therefore, nobody would

herself to the

the elevator have to

unsettled, she paced around and banged on the elevator door. Jeremy then pulled her aside and tried to calm

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

angrily, and then returned to a corner

was all his

would have been sleeping soundly by now, and not

him at this moment. After all, there were only the two of them inside the elevator. To Alicia, she'd be on the losing end if she were to provoke him to anger. Hence, she

high to see if it could detect any mobile network but to no

elevator control panel again, only to discover that besides a call-to-help button, the intercom telephone was just there without any function. There was nothing else Jeremy

Jeremy coughed.

help, he sat

We don't know what is happening out there and how long we are going to be here. If you're scared then just talk to me," he

already curled up on one side, 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. "Its

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 "call- to- help button" again and shouted at

"Help! Is there anyone?"

and with the ongoing thunderstorm, there was not a sound or

at

Using her phone's flashlight, Alicia discovered that Jeremy had

Are

really hot and there was faint groaning sounds from him. Alicia felt she couldn't breathe

me! The least you could do is wait for us to get out first before you get yourself killed. Don't

shake him further. She clutched her chest and breathed deeply for there was this heaviness on her chest which was difficult to describe.

this is the last moment of my life, then I have no regrets because I can be with you.

had previously, I would. But why? Why won't you