Chapter 4
Brittany grabbed Jason’s leg.
“Jason, please don’t.”
“Are you really going to throw away our
relationship for that girl? Is it worth it?”
Her friends came in to try and change Jason’s
mind.
But none of them showed any remorse, and
Jason reached his breaking point.
He grabbed a horse whip and started lashing
out at his friends, one after another.
He whipped them until they were bloody,
bruised, and begging for mercy.
Jesen wouldn’t ston
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Jason wouldn’t stop.
They were the ones who egged him on, who
made him treat Sarah that way.
When they were barely conscious, Jason
dropped the bloody whip.
He sent them all to jail.
After that, Jason went back to his room,
looked at a picture of him and Sarah, and
cried.
Meanwhile, at a hospital overseas, I had just
finished surgery and was recovering in my
room.
I rushed to the airport as soon as I walked out
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of the ocean.
When I got overseas, I started the process of
healing my leg.
For the rest of my life, I decided to love
myself.
I thanked Jason for making me realize that I
shouldn’t trust people so easily or I might end
up hurting myself.
My coach walked into the room, asking how I
was doing.
“Sarah, how are you feeling?”
“Much better. I can’t wait to fully recover and
get back on the track.”
I gave up my dream because Jason didn’t
want me racing.
It was so stupid. Nothing is more important
than a career.
“Just be patient. Once your leg’s fully healed,
I won’t hold you back.”
“Okay!” After that, I followed the doctor’s
orders, and my coach’s son, Mark, started to
visit me in the hospital. He’s my childhood
friend. He always tells jokes to make me
laugh.
He slowly erased all the sadness from my
past, and I forgot all about Jason.
My leg started to heal, and I couldn’t contain
my excitement on the day I got discharged.
I couldn’t wait to follow my coach to the
track, and I became a race manager with the
help of Mark. He has many contacts and
connections and got me a job at a much
better company.
I had a great reputation before, and the
company believed in my abilities.
I practiced with other racers. Fortunately, I
had not lost my ability to win. After one of the
practice races, I placed first!
I had a great name, and it began to circulate
online that the former winner had returned
and quickly began to trend online.
When the race day came, I was so ready to
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come back to the US, and I couldn’t help but
wonder if Jason knew I was alive.
When I was overseas, I heard Mark say that
Jason had been lost and uneasy ever since I
had left.
He had sent all those friends who mocked
and hurt me to jail, and Brittany was in just as
much trouble.
When I heard the news, I just laughed.
I had moved on.
As soon as I exited the airport, a red race car
sped up to me.
A familiar face stepped out of the car.
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Jason appeared in front of me. He had tears
in his eyes as he began to run towards me.
“Sarah, it’s really you! You’re alive!”
Jason stood in front of me, his voice filled
with excitement. He reached out to touch my
face, but I quickly stepped back.
Mark walked up to me and kissed my face.
“Who’s this? Are you going to introduce us?”
Jason’s excitement disappeared, and the
tears in his eyes showed the confusion in his
heart.
“Oh! This is my ex. But let’s not talk about
that.”
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Jason couldn’t accept what I had said.
“Sarah, why do you say that I’m your ex?
What about everything? And who’s he?”
As I looked at the determined Jason, I
answered his questions calmly.
“Yes, I don’t remember anything. As I was
drowning in the ocean and I found out that
the reason why you wanted to be with me
was so you could get revenge for Brittany, I
completely erased you from my mind. I didn’t
leave one trace of you.”
I said as I looked at Jason.
After hearing my words, Jason’s face turned
pale, and his eyes averted. He was guilty.
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“So you know everything?”
“Yes, and that’s why I don’t understand why
you are being all lovey dovey with me. Are
you going to keep playing games?”
“No, I won’t ever again.”
Jason was getting really excited.
“Sarah, I didn’t know my heart. I think I fell in
love with you a long time ago, but I didn’t
realize it. I woke up when I heard that you
drowned in the sea, but it looks like it’s too
late. I thought you died.”
“So I punished all the people that ever hurt
you. Not one of them was able to leave.”
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“Jason, you’re one of the people who hurt me.
You were the biggest offender.”
Jason froze. His mouth slowly opened, but he
didn’t know what to say.
I lost my patience and started to walk away.
He blocked my path.
“I’m sorry, Sarah.”
“I know I messed up, please forgive me…”
I interrupted him, saying calmly, “Jason, let’s
leave the past in the past. Let’s just pretend I
drowned back then.”
“Would it even make a difference what you
feel right now?”
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Jason saw the cold expression in my eyes
and the past expressions of love, so he was
just left with devastation.
How could he make up for everything?
Words were not enough.
I left with Mark, not giving him another
glance.
