If not today, if not now, she still had to leave one day, didn't she?
"Why are you so sure that Brian doesn't love you back?" Wing realized that both Molly and Brian were stubborn as fuck. They were both afraid when it came to love. They just kept complaining about their feelings without doing anything to make themselves happy.
"Wing, I think you know why. He is in love with Becky." Molly's heart turned bitter as she spat those words out loud. She really wanted to ignore the hurtful truth that the man she was in love with would never return her feelings.
Wing rolled her eyes. "Have you ever told him that you are in love with him? If you haven't, then how can you be so sure that he doesn't love you?"
"I...I told him once." Molly thought of the snowy night she had shared with Brian. They had strolled in the snow, holding hands with each other. She had a feeling that the peaceful and silent night would forever be a distant memory for her.
Wing was a bit surprised by Molly's answer. She asked, "And how did he react?"
Molly's smile was very bitter. She laughed at herself. She should have known all along that Brian would never return her feelings. "He is in love with Becky."
Saying those words aloud again to Brian's sister was like sticking a knife deep into her heart. Molly grabbed onto the cup in her hand tightly, trying hard to hide that she was miserable and embarrassed.
Wing didn't say anything for a while. She lowered her gaze to glance at her phone, then slowly asked, "What if I tell you that Brian is, in fact, in love with you? Are you willing to try to be with him?"
Molly didn't answer her immediately. She was deep in thought. After a few seconds, she finally said, "No."
"Why not?" Wing asked, confused. She couldn't understand what Molly was thinking.
Molly smiled, but anyone could easily tell that it was forced. "You don't have to be with someone to love them. I just want to live an ordinary life, really. When he ultimately becomes bored with me and wants me to leave, I will go to some place where no one knows me, even if I end up being alone."
"You are not willing to be with Brian? Even if that means you might end up being alone for the rest of your life?" Molly nodded her head and Wing felt a bit helpless. She asked again, "Then what about Eric? I can tell that he has feelings for you."
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