‘Miriam will only leave you if I hates you.’
Miriam’s words floated through my mind as I thought about praying a prayer like that. There was no more fitting prayer than that. No matter what happens to me, I just hope that the little one won’t have to be sad about my departure.
The moment my words escaped, Miriam, who was crying and sobbing, slowly changed her demeanor to one of silence. Her eyes, previously filled with worry, turned cold as she gradually moved away from me, maintaining a distance that was not too close, but not too far either.
"Did you just wish, me, to hate you?"
Even the pronouns changed from “you” to “she” and from “they” to “we,” creating a sense of distance. My heart gradually ached as if it was being cut by a knife, but I could only remain silent, accepting the consequences of what I had just said.
"Did it work?"
I asked, my voice shaking to the point of tears. Miriam wiped her tears with her thumb and shrugged.
"It probably worked. I don't feel the pain I felt a moment ago. Why were we crying then? So useless."
The little girl tilted her head to look at me and raised an eyebrow.
"You really are the type to say things and make them happen. No wonder your sister calls you a God."
"Do you hate me now?"
"I'm not sure. I feel like I don't want to be around you like I did a few seconds ago when I wanted to hug you all the time. Honestly, I'm trying to find a reason to hate you..."
Slap!
I slapped Miriam's cheek with all the pain in my heart.
Now, the little girl must be confused because my curse doesn't make much sense as to why she should hate me, and to make it reasonable, I needed to make it more real than real.
Violence... always causes pain, and this time Miriam has a reason to hate me.
"Okay..."
The little girl licked her teeth and smiled before raising her hand to slap me back, making a loud 'slap' sound.
"..."
"I think I hate you now. From now on, don't let me see your face again... Damn, I can't believe I find you so disgusting."
Miriam said, standing with her arms crossed and gesturing for me to go to the door.
"It's over between us now. Just get out of the room."
"Okay."
I looked at Miriam one last time and left, grabbing only my phone. As I walked out of the room, my heart slowly shattered along the way, tears streaming down my face, and I had to try really hard not to sob for fear of fainting before I reached the elevator.
"Ongsa... come get me... please come as fast as you can...Huh."
As soon as I called my subordinate, who also happened to be my best friend, I started crying as I waited for Ongsa outside the condo. However, as I stood there trying not to faint, I felt as if something had been thrown from behind me. It was a small pile of clothes, and although it was only a few pieces, it hurt and destroyed my feelings right to my heart, especially since it was done by Miriam.
"Take your clothes back with you. It irritates me to see them!"
"Mi...."
"Don't say my name."
Not even her name could be called, as the two of us stared at each other while the onlookers looked on with interest. Ongsa's van stopped just in time to pick me up, and he looked at the situation in confusion.
