No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 300



"Licia, let's do something special tonight. How about we camp in the backyard and count the stars together?" Dad's voice was always a beacon of warmth and comfort.

"Licia, come on, sweetheart. Take your medicine for me, okay?" Mom's gentle coaxing was a familiar tune in our home.

"Licia..."

...

"Dad, Mom..." I reached out for them, a desperate plea on my lips, but my hands got gently restrained. The familiar voice that had been a constant in my life sounded, "Licia, come on, wake up. Please wake up..."

As the voice continued, a pair of hands cradled my face.

I saw Ernest's worried expression, his thumbs caressing my cheeks. "Licia, it's me. Ernest."

It was Ernest. Reality crashed over me, pulling me from the depths of my sorrowful dream. But the clearer my mind became, the sharper the pain. I bit down on my lip hard, fighting the tears, the grief.

The next moment, Ernest gently pried my mouth open. "Licia, let go. Don't hurt yourself. Please listen to me..."

Hearing Ernest call my name, memories of my parents flickered through my mind. I couldn't hold back the scream that tore from my throat.

Ernest wrapped his arms around me instantly, pulling me into his embrace. I sobbed into his shoulder, my fists pounding against him. No one could understand my grief, the unbearable pain of loss.

such a way? I couldn't accept it. The more I cried, the more intense the pain became, a feeling of helplessness that

any self-harm.

dreamt of nothing. When I awoke, the soft glow of a lamp filled the room, and Ernest was there, slumping over beside

I fainted flooded back, and I closed my eyes, drained. Though the pain lingered, my

water?" Ernest's voice was soft, filled

to cause him more

a glass of water

do it myself," I insisted, though

to show strength

in vain. My hands trembled, barely

said, steadying

few sips, water dribbled down my chin,

exhausted

night, I

"What time

the s

evening today," Ernest answered, understanding

but Ernest's hand soothingly stroked

Not really.

like that, I knew he must

"I'd like some chicken noodle