Just then, Clara also urged me, “Go on, try on your dress. I’m really looking forward to seeing you in your gown too.”
With a soft hum, I walked into the bridal shop’s fitting room, both of them watching with anticipation. As I tried on the dress, I deli-
berately pulled open the curtain to glance outside. Kevin and Clara were standing in separate corners. Kevin was on the phone,
while Clara sat lost in thought. They weren’t doing anything suspicious while I was trying on the dress. Maybe I really was imagini-
ng things.
Closing the curtain, I slipped into the wedding gown I had carefully chosen. The gown was quite intricate to put on, taking a consid-
erable amount of effort. Just as I finished changing and was about to emerge, I pulled back the curtain, and a thick, suffocating
smoke billowed in, stinging my eyes shut.
It was actually on fire? And it was exactly five o’clock. My heart turned to ice. The thick smoke blurred my vision. Kevin and Clara,
who had been waiting outside for me, were nowhere to be seen.
outsid
“Kevin! Clara!” ! cried out, struggling to move through the smoke, dragging the heavy wedding dress as I desperately tried to find
the exit. Every step I took, the smoke choked me, sending me into coughing fits.
Thankfully, the next moment, I saw Kevin. “Kevin!” Before joy could even register, I heard Clara’s violent coughing. I turned, intendi-
ng to help her, but someone was faster. Kevin practically slid on his knees to Clara’s side.
At the same moment, a blazing timber suddenly plummeted from above, smashing down on me. The searing pain made me gasp,
tears blurring my vision.
“Hang in there. Don’t be afraid, I’ll get you out!” Kevin acted as if I didn’t exist, his entire focus solely on Clara. Flames licked at his
back, his face flushed red from the heat, yet he still shielded Clara protectively.
So, my sister had been telling the truth all along. Clara, it turned out, was Kevin’s true love.
The fire continued to spread, the thick smoke stinging my eyes, blinding me. All I could do was watch through tears as Kevin carri-
ed Clara away, disappearing into the smoke. My leg was pinned under a fallen pillar, leaving me unable to move. I gazed at the doo- rway, filled with a desperate hope, fantasizing that Kevin, remembering our five years together, would come back for me. But even
as I drifted towards unconsciousness, Kevin never reappeared.
When I woke up again, I was in a hospital room.
