Wendy's lips moved, but no explanation came out.
Zach's shoulders, once taut with anger, slowly slumped. He looked at her pale face and recalled those scenes of her struggling with asthma. In the end, he just held his head and let out a heavy sigh.
"Don't show up in front of me again."
"Zach, I was wrong!" Wendy said, throwing herself at him and stumbling into the emergency drill banner just recently set up outside.
The commotion startled a few security guards. She no longer cared about her reputation. She clung to Zach's leg, practically groveling on the ground.
"I was wrong, Zach! I was just too jealous of everything Serena had. I messed up. But if you're willing to forgive me, I'll go apologize to her right now! Please, don't give up on me!"
She couldn't go back to being ordinary.
Tears streamed down her face as she clung tightly to his leg, crying and pleading, "You're all I have, Zach. Please, I'm begging you…"
Zach stopped walking.
Raindrops landed on his face, and the coolness had helped him calm down.
He bent down and held her hand.
Wendy's eyes lit up at once. "Zach! I knew you wouldn't…"
Before she could finish, he began prying her fingers off one by one, until her hand dropped to the wet ground.
The light in her eyes vanished in an instant. She stared blankly as Zach walked farther and farther away.
"No, Zach… I have nothing left but you. How could you… How could you just leave me like this…"
Zach walked into the rain. The water on his screen blurred the words, but they echoed in his heart like a silent downpour.
The building's security guards said nothing. They simply removed Wendy, who was no longer a resident here.
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