Chapter 3

3 Mark answered the third time.

"Are you serious? Jenny got hurt, quit eating jealous and get over it!"

"Mark, I'm in the hospital, can you meet me?"

He laughed.

"What, are you dying to see me? You got hurt, too?"

"You know?"

"Oh? Aren't you dying?"

Full of mockery.

I knew he didn't believe me.

I thought back to the fire. My hand was a centimeter away from him, but he didn't even give me a second look. Instead, he took Jenny, and left me to burn.

It's like I never existed in his world.

"Mark, did you know I was coming to your office the day of the fire?"

"Are you going to blame me for taking care of Jenny?"

I was speechless.

"Nan, I wanted you to die!

"But someone like you won't die. Instead, you will live a long life and make my life even more miserable!"

Filled with hate.

I laughed.

"What if I die?"

He was stunned. "What did you say?"

"...Let's divorce."

The other line was quiet.

"Nan, are you joking?"

He didn't sound happy.

"I'm serious, let's divorce."

Because of the pain involved in the treatment, Dave had me transferred to a private room.

After our parents died, we were all we had.

He couldn't leave his company, so he hired a couple of nurses to take care of me.

He touched my hair, "I'll be back soon."

I'm not scared, Dave.

I won't be scared again.

People have moments of clarity before death.

If I can get back into my body, I can sign the divorce papers.

Mark had them since the wedding.

To my surprise, Mark came that night.

I was shocked to see him.

He must really want a divorce.

He looked at the ventilator, and a look of confusion washed over him.

"Nan, get up."

"..."

"Stop pretending, you've done this before. You think this is funny?"

"..."

He looked at me, and laughed.

He touched my cheek.

"I knew it. You made this up.

"Nan, you disgust me."

He touched the tube.

"You're really going through with it.

"If you want to play this game, I'm done."

He pulled the tube.

I was shocked.

If he removed the tube, I couldn't sign the papers!

"Don't!"

I opened my eyes.