Chapter 8
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Romance
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A sharp, piercing pain rose from deep within my heart, causing my soul to dim slightly.
I sensed something ominous.
If I endured this pain twice more, my consciousness would vanish from this world.
I floated into Ryan's office where he sat expressionless at his desk. From a distance, I called out:"Brother."
He neither heard nor saw me.
So I gently nestled in his arms and delicately kissed his cheek—actions I dared only dream of while alive.
Back then, our encounters always ended in discord.
Ryan despised me. I, too, forced myself to loathe him with fervor.
In those unspoken youthful dreams, my brother and I shared an intense closeness. He would hold me on his lap, kiss my neck, and whisper hoarsely:"...Grace. Let me look at you."
Upon awakening, my cheeks burned and my back was slick with sweat.
"Grace, are you insane? He’s your brother."
"...Why worry? You aren’t related by blood."
These conflicting thoughts tore at my heart.
Amid such agony, I penned a lengthy love letter to Ryan.
That night, I knocked on his door.
Shrouded in shadows, he looked at me calmly:"Do you need something?"
"May I come in to talk?"
His tone became colder: "No."
My hand brushed the love letter in my nightgown pocket, and I found a sliver of courage.
Softening my voice, I cooed like a child:"Bro, I..."
Before I finished, Ryan shut the door sharply.
Through the door, his voice drifted coldly: "Don’t call me that."
Stunned, I stood outside, suddenly realizing—
His father and my mother had perished in that car accident.
Ryan and I were no longer connected.
He certainly wouldn’t want me as his sister anymore.
"Grace."The person before me suddenly spoke, his voice raspy.
I snapped back to reality.
Ryan was looking at me intently.
For a moment, I thought he saw my soul as it is now.
He closed his eyes, his voice nearly breaking as he called again:
"...Grace."
I understood then.
Quickly, I turned away.
On Ryan’s desk was a framed photograph.
The picture, filled with pink hues and radiant light, captured us when I was fourteen, before the car accident took our parent's life.
It was our last photo together, intimate, in this life.