Revenge After Death

"Stephie, this shower gel is nice. It lathers up really well." Steve remarked as he squeezed some onto the bath puff and started rubbing it in.

I was in the bathtub, one foot propped up outside, feeling embarrassed. "Can you please leave? My foot hurts, not my hands."

Ignoring my request, Steven began lathering foam onto my leg.

Blushing furiously, I covered my face, feeling like I was being treated like his favorite toy. "Steven, seriously, get out."

But Steven paid no attention, continuing to apply foam all over my body.

"Steven Lincoln!" I warned firmly, feeling the heat rise in my ears.

He stayed silent, leaning against my shoulder and rinsing my back with the showerhead.

"Stephie... Don't listen to them. You're not a fool. You're fine as you are, really... "Steven said softly, trying to comfort me. "They don't know anything. They're the ones who don't understand." "Wasn't the old me good enough?" I asked softly.

There was a brief moment of tension in Steven's body before he shook his head. "No, that's not it- "

"Then what is?" I pressed, looking at him.

He straightened up, avoiding my gaze. "You weren't happy, and I didn't know how to make you happy."

had studied and imitated

would smile along;

sync with society. Agony, sadness, or even joy were all beyond

I'm not happy either... "I felt like an idiot who couldn't even recall

best for you." Steven looked at me seriously. "You chose

feeling

were to revert to my old self, would Steven still love

the way," I suddenly remembered something. "Peter and

Peter and Aunty Lois' plan to have Yasmin impersonate me, although I wasn't sure if they had succeeded. But I could finish, someone interrupted. "Sir, Yasmin is here to see you," Ewan announced, knocking on the

was taken aback, feeling a

here to see Steven, pretending to be

still unconscious, did she decide to

won't see her," Steven replied, furrowing

pass this to you, saying that you'll agree to

darkened. He gave me a reassuring glance and

the surge of uneasiness in my

out of the bathtub, wrapping a towel around myself

had passed to Steven -

didn't understand