The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Taylor’s gaze pierced into Mathilda like a blade. “Mathilda, yes–Lily hurt you in the past. But that doesn’t mean you should’ve tried to take her life!”

“And Sharon… If you hadn’t betrayed her and Jenn back then, she wouldn’t be dead. Even four years ago- if you’d just said something, she might still be alive. Why didn’t you try to escape yourself, and why wouldn’t you help anyone else? Why, after you were saved, did you refuse to pull those other innocent girls out of hell too? Mathilda–why? Why are you so selfish and cold?”

Mathilda’s face was as pale as a ghost as she stumbled back in panic.

She had already tried to explain herself–tried so hard to prove her innocence.

She couldn’t believe the brothers she admired and trusted most were still convinced she had something to do with Sharon’s death and Lily’s kidnapping.

She wasn’t about to take the blame for all that. Tears streamed down her face. “I really didn’t know what Randy was doing. I never meant to hurt Lily.. I only betrayed Jenn and Sharon because I was forced to! Four years ago, I didn’t tell you what happened to them because someone deliberately misled me. I thought they were already dead. I was scared, that’s all.. You’re my brothers–you’re my family. Why won’t you believe me? I never intentionally hurt anyone! I’m not a bad person. Is it only if I die that you’ll believe I’m innocent?”

With that, she turned and ran

The three Ginger sons still didn’t believe she was innocent.

But she was their little sister, the one they had failed time and again. Afraid she might do something reckless, they snapped out of their shock and chased after her.

Mathilda ran all the way to the hospital rooftop,

“Mathilda, stop right there!”

Seeing her inching closer and closer to the edge, the three brothers were frantic.

She’d never actually jump–they were sure of that. But the performance still had to be convincing,

She cried harder, as if the entire world had turned against her.

sob, she said hoarsely, “I’m not as bad as you think. I never wanted to

die to prove

“Mathilda!”

fall. Seeing her take one more step toward the edge, he clenched his jaw and sprinted forward, grabbing her tightly and pulling

go! Don’t stop

“You don’t

of me staying alive?”

I killed Sharon, then fine–I’ll repay her with

“Mathilda, don’t do this!”

their hearts, and the three Ginger sons couldn’t trust Mathilda like they

their sister–the person they cared

she’d done, they couldn’t bear to lose

couldn’t believe she was truly

in the past now. We won’t bring it up

be my dearest sister,” Bodger said. “I’ll

protect you forever,” Taylor

won’t let anyone treat our Mathilda badly

“Wuuuu…“.

she was

her for a long time before her

“Taylor, take Mathilda home.”

care, and Mathilda was far too emotional to