After telling Bai Lei everything that happened to me, aside for the really dark stuff, he silently sits for a long time but never once does he stop rubbing my back in his familiar, soothing way. After a while, he says "You've been brutally broken yet still have the courage to be gentle and loving towards others..."
I chuckle a little and say "I'm going to be extremely honest right now... I want to say that I'm brave enough to face him but..." Bai Lei holds me close and when I struggle to say it, he softly says "The fear you feel was ingrained into you, it's not something that will disappear overnight but when the time comes, you'll be able to do it. I'll be right beside you."
After a few more hours of talking and just basking in each other's presence, we walk outside to the garden everyone was in yesterday. It was still early but when Bai Lei and I walk through the gates, we see both our mothers sitting at the table, drinking tea with Zhen.
Hello, My Lovely Readers... I don't even know where to begin. 2020 has not been very kind to me so far... A lot has happened and now something happened to my older sister. I won't go into details but... dang, I know the whole "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger" Crap, but I'm seriously starting to resemble a damn cockroach here! T^T One step at a time, that's my motto and so far, it's been working. Here's to surviving!! Cheers! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being so patient and kind, even when I haven't been releasing like I normally do. Thank you for liking my story and thank you for being you! You guys are still my heroes, making my dreams come true XOXO