Modern romance, realistic fiction, siblings, heartbreaking tragedy, bad ending, no romance, physical and emotional torment, redemption, despair, longing that goes unfulfilled, lifelong regrets, a gentle knife, tearjerker, the underclass, no wish fulfillment, pure angst.
He protected her as she grew up, took the beatings for her, and gave her all his tenderness.
She thought that light would stay with her for the rest of her life.
Then, in a single night, he was gone. The place stood empty, and there was no word from him ever again.
Just as she was on the verge of breaking down, that light suddenly appeared once more.
“Brother, with your love, I lived my life well in this world.
You are the wind, you are the light. Every bit of warmth in my heart comes from you.
In this life, I did not let you down, I did not let myself down, and I did not squander the life you bought for me with your own.
You have always been there, beyond the aurora.
And I will carry your love with me and keep going.
May I always be safe, always be warm, and always remember that you loved me with all your might.”
Her life was never charity.
It was a love that crossed the boundary between life and death, a love that would never end.
The light is always there, you are always there, and I am always here.
At last, life is whole, and there are no regrets.