On the Petals of a Flower, I found something that does not belong to me

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For everyone who wins.

 When I woke up, I felt my whole body burning and a horrible smell hitting my nostrils. The sun had begun to rise.

 I lifted my body with difficulty from the monster's. Flies, bugs and insects walked on it and on me.

 I cursed and got the insects off me. Then I looked at the monster below me. It looked like it was dead.

 I had just killed something. Even if it was not human, I had just killed it.

 I walked limping in the woods. I couldn't go back. What if there were more monsters back there? They were not the same as before, but it didn't matter. In the situation I was, I couldn't kill a second monster.

 And I didn't want to. I didn't want to kill anyone or anything.

 I looked at the sky and wished to rain. As it usually happened in movies or books, every time someone cried. But unfortunately, there were no movies or books here. I had to survive. And I had to do it by myself. I had to go back.

 My legs were heavy and my arm hurt. I grabbed it with my other hand to support it.

 Various thoughts and images passed through my mind as the tears fell again. The tank should have been empty, but there was still water in the tank.

 And the sky didn't want to rain, so that no one would see me cry. Although there was no soul around.

 The faces of my loved ones passed in front of my eyes. My friends, my family, Laila, my grandfather.

 What if I had stayed with the Sect leaders? What if I listened to them? What if I didn't act like a spoiled idiot? Would I be here, in this situation? Would I have become such a mess?

 Maybe not. Maybe yes. But I would have regrets. And I knew it.

 Now, the way things were, it was not the best outcome. But at least I didn't have regrets.

 A waterfall appeared in my field of vision. The water ran abundantly and ended up in something like a pond.

 I walked desperately there and almost tripped. Then I took small steps and reached the lake, where I let my body fall down. With one hand I drank some water. As soon as I wasn't thirsty anymore, I poured water on my face and wounds. I didn't feel anything from stinging, except burning. Maybe my wounds had already started to get infected.

 I crawled with difficulty and leaned my back against a tree as I stared at the landscape in front of me.

 What a beautiful landscape. I would like to visit it maybe one day. When I wasn't in a situation like this.

 I took my cell phone out of the inside pocket of my pajamas. No matter how much I fell and crumbled, it was intact and just dirty.

 I opened it and Jiang Cheng's face reappeared.

 The water from my eyes fell.

 "Sorry," I cried. "Sorry about everything" I lowered my head.

 Then I picked it up and looked at it again.

 "Where are you when I need you?"

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 I didn't know how many days or time I was there. Maybe it was minutes, maybe seconds, the time passed and I felt my eyes close.

 My ears caught the rustle of the leaves and I tried to open my eyes. A voice reached my ears. I could not understand what the voice was telling me.

 I felt a hand stabilizing me better to the tree. I opened my eyes and a blurred figure appeared in front of me.

 I smiled awkwardly. "Where were you?" I did. "I was looking for you... as stupid... as... it sounds."

 "Shhh. Stop. Do you see the condition you are in? What happened to you? Do you want so much to play being the heroine and not a coward?

 I chuckled. The familiar frown of the eyebrows made its appearance on his face.

 "What is so funny?! Sit still."I will look to see if there is anything around to heal your wounds," said Jiang Cheng and got up to leave.

 In desperation, I grabbed his sleeve and my weight pulled him down with me.

 I said things don't happen in movies, do they?

 The important things do not happen! When you are in despair, you want help and so on, no one comes. But for such bullshit, the universe is conspiring!

 I cursed my fortune from within me as Jiang Cheng lips collided forcefully with mine.

 I saw his eyes roll before he grabbed my hand and stood up.

 "What..."

 "I didn't do it on purpose!" I managed to say.

 "Are you kidding me? You speak normally now. Do you want me to break your legs before they break on their own?!" he gritted his teeth.

 I didn't know if I should laugh, cringe or cry in such a situation. My God, why did you play with me like that?

 "No, I'm not kidding. Come closer and let me tell you," I said. I couldn't speak loudly. I was tired.

 "Of course not!" he protested. "What and if... and if...." he grabbed his head with his hands. "Arg! I can't say that!"

 I laughed, but I stopped, after the pain penetrated my whole body. "Come on, okay, it was an accident. Please..."

 Jiang Cheng scoffed and made his way towards me.

 A figure landed at the speed of light right between us.

 My eyes widened.

 "Wen Ning?" I did.

 Wen Ning looked at Jiang Cheng. "Sect leader Jiang, please."

 Jiang Cheng threw him a questing look.

 "Stay away from Charlie" Wen Ning concluded his sentence.