Ye Tiao said this, then turned her head to look at her.
However, what she heard was her steady and even breathing.
Ye Tiao laughed in spite of herself. "You stinkin' woman."
But after the chuckle, Ye Tiao turned her head and closed her eyes.
Thank you for still being alive.
-
When she woke up the next day, Shi Mei thought she would have a headache, but hell, she just felt a bit dizzy and otherwise didn't feel much of anything.
Thinking of the words she had said the night before, Shi Mei hung her head and silently smiled.
Yeah.
Life is only so long, why live it with such clarity.
Since it's over, let it be over.
He killed her once, she stabbed him twice, now they were even.
Now she saved his life, but he was in a coma, very likely to become a vegetable. That's what he deserved, right?
Since she couldn't get rid of him herself, the only thing to do was to ignore him, and over time he would naturally fade from memory.
Was this also... a clean break?
