Hate U, Love U

Chapter 27:

***TAO POV***

It was now time for her funeral, her parents were here too. I was still not in my senses and that little angel was looking everywhere confused. Yuri kept consoling me as she was feeling guilty, "I wish I would have never met you..." she kept saying as she cried. We all prayed for her, "Yui... my life! I hate you... but I love you... May your soul rest in peace" I said. I remembered each and everything, how she took care of me before getting married, she fought for me and she got worried when I was angry. She was afraid of my anger, she trusted me, and she knew when I was exhausted and whenever I scolded her even if it was not her mistake she never got angry. She never did less when we got married, she gave me everything and even left her family for me and this was what I did to her. Then I remembered my birthday in Taiwan, "What? Can't I hug you? After all... you're my so called wife!" I said and she got angry, "So called?" she asked angrily. I was such a fool; I didn't even get any hint from that. I wished the time turned back where I hugged her in the kitchen, I closed my eyes as a tear rolled down my cheeks, I felt her arms around me, I hugged her softly, "I knew you would come back!" I said spreading my arms on her back and hugged her tight, "Tao..." she whispered in my ear softly. I opened my eyes released her with a joyful smile and suddenly my smile vanished, it was Yuri. "Tao she's with us... she will never leave us!" she said as she wiped my tears, I looked at Meo. She was still standing confused. It was now time to go back home. We reached home and Meo asked innocently, "Why umma didn't come with us?" I looked at Meo and then at Yuri. Just like Yui she understood my problem and got up and went to Meo, "My child... she is always here with us... she's watching us from heaven... just pray that she rests in peace!" she said as she hugged her and kissed her...

***END OF TAO POV***

***YURI POV***

I was feeling guilty and ashamed at myself, I came to get them closer to each other but Yui went too far away from him and left him alone with me and Meo. He was not in his senses; I saw how she understood his every problem without speaking and heard from Tao how she took care of him. I loved Tao and when I met Yui I thought she never deserved such a cold behavior. I decided to get them closer to each other and quietly get out of their lives when Tao is happy with her. Like Yui I loved Tao to death and just wanted him to be happy in his life, now it was all up to me. It wasn't only Tao whom I loved; I started loving each and everything that belonged to her, which included Yui and Meo as well. Along with Tao I wanted them to be happy too, in short we all gave up for each other unintentionally. I was washing dishes when he wrapped his arms around me and put his head on my shoulder, "Can I call you... Yui?" he asked as I turned around and put my arms around his neck, "Yes... but..." he looked at me worried with teary eyes, "I can never take her place... she was very great... I couldn't do what she did..." I said as tears fell from his eyes, "No one can take her position... though you try your best but... I'm sorry!" he said as he released me and turned back, I held his hand, "Don't be..." he turned back, "I can't love you like her... even if I die like her... I know I can never take that place in your heart which she did..." I said as he raised his head, "Don't even think of it! I don't wanna lose you now... I will give you what I couldn't give her..." he said as he kissed me... ***END OF YURI POV***