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Chapter 35 - One Last Look (1)

Joyce impatiently looked at Jayden and Lily inside. What are they talking about? she wants to talk to Lily too. Anyway, were they laughing at her? She squinted her eyes while looking at them laughing after looking her way.

Humpphhhhh!!!

Finally, Jayden came out.

"Lily wants to speak to you."

Finallyyyy!!!

She quickly changed into the gown provided and went into the room.

"Hey..." Lily greeted her weakly.

Joyce looked at Lily's colourless face and her smile quivered.

"H-H-How are you?" Joyce stuttered. She was still trembling from fear. She wanted to touch Lily but she looked so fragile that she was afraid to break her with her one touch.

"Come here." Lily gestured. "Come closer." She beckoned when Joyce looked unsure.

Joyce finally stood beside Lily. She carefully lifted Lily's hand and held her. "Are you okay now?"

Lily nodded slowly. As if a small movement causes great pain to her.

"I- I - I am s-s-sorry about y-y-yesterday" Lily suddenly sobbed and cried at the same time while looking at Joyce.

"It's okay Lily... It's okay..."

Suddenly Lily let out series of cough...

*cough

*cough

*cough

Joyce dashed out of the room and called for the nurse to inforn the doctor..

Lily tried to speak again. "I-I-... " but unable to finish her words since she coughed continuously. Then she fainted again.

Dr Goh came not long after and checked on her.

They were all waiting worriedly outside.

When Dr.Goh came out from Lily's room, Mrs.Chua and Mr.Chua immediately asked him how was Lily.

He looked at them regretfully and shook his head. "I have done everything I can. The rest is up to fate. I am sorry."

"Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!"

"Nooooooooooooooo!!!"

Mrs.Chua kept on crying "No" and Joyce hugged her in tears Both ladies cried until they had no more tears to cry. That night nobody sleep.

The next morning, Lily left them for good. She never woke up again. Whatever she wanted to say to Joyce, she never had the chance to say it again.

Mrs.Chua fainted after Dr.Goh declared that Lily had passed away. Joyce could only stared numbly as the nurses covered Lily's body in white cloth.

Jayden could not do anything to lessen her pain. He tried to hold her but she avoided his touch. She felt that she had wronged Lily by being with Jayden. She felt that it was her fault that Lily had left them for good. She felt that she was such a bad friend to Lily. She shouldn't ve with Jayden for it would be like trampling all over Lily's heart.

She had caused Lily's death.

She made Lily sick.

She wss a bad person.

She caused grievance to Mr. and Mrs.Chua.

She didn't deserve to be happy.

She had snatched Lily's chance for happiness.

So, she would punish herself.

Yes. She would not allow herself to be happy again. Never again.

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She went home in a daze. Although Jayden was worried about her, he dared not force her since he knew that she was in deep pain and would need longer time to heal the pain. However, everytime he tried to touch her, she unconsciously refused his touch.

So, finally he quietly followed her to her place. After making sure that she was safe, he went back.

Lily's funeral would be held the next day, thus both went home to rest as per Mr.Chua's request. He knew that both of them must be very tired after waiting the whole night with him and Mrs.Chua.

The funeral passed in a daze. Everything seemed surreal to Joyce. Her best-friend was snatched from her without even a proper good-bye.

When they burned the body, Joyce could only stared silently.

Good-Bye Lily. Let's be best-friend again if we get to be reborn again. See you in the after-life when I got there. Rest-in-Peace my good-friend. Take care.

Her eyes were dry as she had no more tears to cry. Her voice was lost since she had cried until she was hoarse.

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No matter what happened, life must go on. Soon, her government examination had arrived. To escape from the pain, she studied madly and worked herself to exhaustion. She finished her government test and planned to go back to her own country as soon as possible after her graduation.

After Lily's funeral, her parents brought her ashes back to their home country. Leaving all the wretched memories behind.

Jayden tried to contact Joyce after the government exam several times. However, she had been avoiding him. He never had the chance to speak to her until the day before she left.

Jayden resolutely waited for Joyce at the entrance of her place. He needed to talk to her. He could not understand why she kept avoiding him.

It was late at night when he finally spotted Joyce who had just came back from her graduation ceremony and after-party.