When you left [COMPLETED]

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Just when the doors of heaven are opening , the devil strikes .

I was given a choice to choose from two undecidable options . This is making me go crazy . I just cannot decide . Live my past or leave the one who caused me to stay strong for all this while .

Come to think of it , why didn't Mila agree to Michael ? Did he do something bad ?

I must know his background .

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Michael's POV

I wander around the streets . I ponder about yesterday . She looks flawless all the time , even when she sleeps . I cannot stop thinking about her . She is different from the girls who I had dated before .

She's special .

I am building sandcastles in my head when a four-member gang approaches me . I try to hide my face immediately , praying that they do not see me .

I know them . They are always searching for me . For money .

"Boy , pay the debt , now !" holler the leader , a burly-looking man around his mid-twenties .

I run , not caring where I am going to . This is how I've been living for the past two years . Running away from my late father's gamble debt and my mother's continuous torture and changing hotels to spend the night in . Now , I have finished the money that I stole from my mother just before I left . I'm searching for a job , but who wants to employ an eighth-grader ?

I look behind at a dead end to find out that they're gone . I hug my knees closer to my fragile body while beads of tears begin to fall from my cheeks . I feel like giving up . However , theres one reason why I'm still living , and the one reason is unexpectedly right in front of my eyes .

"Michael ? What are you doing here ?" I wipe my tears when I look up to see the most beautiful girl in the whole universe - Stephanie Roseline Cooper . Her glowing light blue eyes stares at mine with concern .

I'm paralysed . She must never know about my situation . Never .

"Just relaxing here ." I bluntly reply .

"I just want to tell you that I paid them ." she says .

"Pay who ?"

"The people who you're in debt with."

Sh*t . She knows what I'm going through already . From A to Z . Urgh , I'm being pathetic . Who in the world shows their weakness towards someone very precious to them ?

She shouldn't have paid them . She shouldn't have been roaming around the same street as I am , and most specially , she shouldn't have known .

Stephanie's P.O.V

FLASHBACK

I smelled the delicate smell of fresh bread as I passed by the bakery . As the breeze softly slapped my cheeks , I walked around the streets . Just then , a boy passed by me , running for his life and eventually turning to a corner . He looked very familiar . I found myself staring at him . He looked very hot running as if he was in a race .

Stop crushing on strangers , heart !

I was about to chase him when three other men zoomed past me and were right behind him . They then stopped their tracks and sort of stomped their feet in dissapointment while panting . I took the opportunity to approach them .

"What did he do to you ?" I asked .

"None of your business , young lady ."

"Just tell me , can't you ?!" I shouted . Suddenly , pairs of eyes stared at us for a moment and then returned to what they were all doing .

"Fine . He owes us $15 000 . Since you asked , it'll be better if you pay for that jerk ."

$15 000 ? Wow . Now , I regret approaching them . I must pay that much for a stranger ?

That person was so lucky . Because I brought my bank card I got for my birthday along with me today . I asked the men to wait and withdrew the money .

"Here . Don't touch that guy ever again ," I handed the money and run to the direction the person ran to .

After searching for a few minutes , I reach a dead end . At last , I found him ! He was lying against the wall , hugging his arms close to his body .

Oh my . The side profile was very familiar . Then I remembered who he was .

"Michael ?"

FLASHBACK END

So thats how I end up helping someone I know , which is quite a relief . Mom will be so angry if she finds out that I wasted $15 000 for a stranger . Anyways , now that I know his background , I feel so sorry for him . He went through everything without help and love . If I am him , I would have commited suicide already . However , he doesn't . He stays strong .

"How do you stay strong after all the cruel things life gave to you ?" I ask him after a long silence .

"Because of you ," he replies .

"Michael ?"

"Yeah ?"

"Since I have entered your life , I will never leave it ."

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Hey hey hey ! Its been a while , isn't it ? Sorry ! Okay , I think that the act of saying sorry in almost every chapter is starting to get annoying . So , let me make this clear . I am going to update once in around 2-4 weeks because I'm going to have exams AGAIN . Urgh , exams are giving me a mental breakdown >.<

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