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.

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

to frighten Alicia, Jeremy kept his phone's flashlight

need to panic, everything will be fine. When there's the mobile network again, we'll

and wind outside during this time, the CCTV monitors had been displaying pitch- black footages. The thunderstorm also drove all the security personnel

to the surrounding, Alicia began to calm

have to break down all

her. Feeling unsettled, she paced around and banged on the elevator door. Jeremy

for help again, surely someone will notice us! Switch off your phone now too or else your battery will go flat very quickly. Since

and then returned to

all his

by now, and not

all, there were only the two of them inside the elevator.

any mobile network but to no avail. Besides being unlucky, she really didn't know what else

of eeriness. As Alicia stared into the blank space, she felt 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,

Jeremy coughed.

help, he sat down at one

what is happening out there and how long we are going to be here. If you're scared then just talk to me," he told and coughed. "I'm sorry I got

she was already curled up on one side, Alicia still emboldened herself. She actually knew very well that if he

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 "call- to- help button" again and

"Help! Is there anyone?"

But as it was already midnight and with the ongoing thunderstorm, there was not a sound or movement

at the

phone's flashlight, Alicia discovered that Jeremy had already leaned himself against the wall in one corner. He looked like he was sleeping. She went

are... Are you

to be really hot and there was faint groaning

Talk to me! Talk to me! The least you could do is wait for

no strength to shake him further. She clutched her chest and breathed deeply for there was this heaviness on her chest which was difficult to describe. She then sat down as well. "Please tell me we are not going to be trapped

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

we had previously, I would. But why?