No Matter What (English version)

Chapter 13

Song: I'll Stand By You – The Pretenders (I cut some lyrics so it wouldn't be too long)

Flashback Day 2 (POV Mae)

When I woke up in the middle of the night, Abby was still awake looking at the fire. I get up and hug her from behind.

Mae: What's on your mind?

Abby: I know it's stupid, but I'm scared you'll leave me too.

Mae: It won't happen, and I'll prove it to you. How long has it been since I last sang to you?

Abby: I don't know, a long time.

Mae: Well, I have a song that I want you to listen to carefully. Because that's what I will do, and you know that when I sing the lyrics are from my heart.

Mae (singing): Oh, why you look so sad?

Tears are in your eyes

Come on and come to me now

Don't be ashamed to cry

Let me see you through

'Cause I've seen the dark side too

When the night falls on you

You don't know what to do

Nothing you confess

Could make me love you less of

I'll stand by you

I'll stand by you

Won't let nobody hurt you

I'll stand by you

So if you're mad, get mad

Don't hold it all inside

Come on and talk to me now

Hey, what you got to hide?

I get angry too

Well I'm a lot like you

When you're standing at the crossroads

And don't know which path to choose

Let me come along

'Cause even if you're wrong

I'll stand by you

I'll stand by you

Won't let nobody hurt you

I'll stand by you

Take me in, into your darkest hour

And I'll never desert you

I'll stand by you

And when

When the night falls on you, baby

You're feeling all alone

You won't be on your own

I'll stand by you

I'll stand by you

Won't let nobody hurt you

I'll stand by you

She smiled at me.

Flashback Day 2 (POV Newt)

I'm walking back to Warwick. Or maybe I'll go live somewhere else so that I will never have to see Abby, Mae and the kid.

I walk in a city, I don't know what town it is. Then I heard a gunshot, I think it's a sniper. I was trying to hide behind a car when he touched my leg. I'm bleeding and it hurts.

I try to shoot him with my rifle but I can't. I need to get closer to him. As I changed my hiding spot, he shot me in the stomach. There's blood in my mouth.

I try again to shoot him. I'm not sure I'm gonna make it. But I know if I kill him before dying, Abby and Mae won't have this one getting them in trouble. Plus I will have a bit of the revenge I wanted for my people.

So I got up and shot him. I did it for my friends, my family and Craig. He had time to shoot one last time too. He shot me in the chest. I fell to the ground, I'm definitely gonna die.

Flashback Day 3 (POV Abby)

"I'll die with only one regret. I was an asshole to you, Abby.

I had too much pride to admit that you deserved to be happy with someone else. I always knew you loved Mae, even if you didn't admit it yourself. But I always had hope that you would move on and be mine forever.

But true love doesn't go away like that.

My only regret is that I didn't tell you how happy I was for you, happy that you finally found your soulmate. I hope she will make you the happiest, like you did for me. And I hope she will be a better partner and a better parent than I was.

Even though I know she will. This girl loves you so much more than I did. And I'm sure she will love this baby like her own. So you don't have to be scared that she will leave you and your kid, like I did, because she won't.

Now I want you to have no regrets when you die, be happy and don't be scared. I know for sure you'll be the greatest parent.

Bye. Newt.

Message for Mae: take care of them. And even though I never like you, you should know you're an amazing person. I was just jealous. And I'm sure you'll be the best parent."

That's the letter we found on his body. It made both of us cry.

Mae: He wasn't such a bad person after all. He just didn't know how to handle things.

Abby: Yes.

Mae: Are you okay?

Abby: I think that now I can forgive him and be more confident. Now I know why he did it, and now I don't have all these questions. And I realize that he's right, you won't do the same. But even after what he did, he was so important to me. It hurts more to know he's dead, then to think he just walked away and won't come back because he doesn't want to see me ever again.

Mae: Yeah, I understand. Let's bury him. And then let's go, it's time to take revenge, and for him too.