Goodbye And Good Riddance

Ferris Wheel

After Henry dropped off the frightened Sophie at her home, he finally remembered to return to our house.

"Isabella, pour me a glass of water!"

That was his habit. He always needed a warm glass of water the moment he got home. He once told me that the temperature inside the funeral home was so low that only the warmth of water made him feel the comfort of home again.

However, the only response he received this time was silence.

We had argued earlier that morning because of Sophie.

"Isabella, Sophie's in the hospital with a fever. She's all alone, and as her teacher, I have to check on her."

Watching him at the entrance, already slipping on his shoes, I was gripped by a terrible feeling that if he left, he might never come back.

"The hospital has plenty of doctors and nurses. What can you do for her? And besides, it's Valentine's Day... you're really going to leave me home alone today?" I asked.

Henry froze mid-step, looking at me like he couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"Isabella's, someone's sick, and you're worried about Valentine's Day? How can you be so heartless? Sophie told me she really likes you. If she knew how cold you're being, she'd be so disappointed!"

I wanted to scream, 'But you know she's not me, right? Why is she calling you on a day like this? Why is she ruining our time together just because she's sick?'

For a moment, I even considered backing down, telling him I'd go with him to help take care of her. Before I could get the chance to say those words, the slam of the door had cut off all the words stuck in my throat.

Not long after, I got a message from Henry. 'Meet me at the Ferris wheel.'

I had just found out I was pregnant, and for a fleeting moment, I thought maybe the fight had been a setup for a surprise. Yet, the surprise I got was something else entirely.

Life wasn't like those romance novels. Not every man was some devoted, lovesick hero.

I saw them, hand in hand, walking toward cabin No. 6 of the Ferris wheel. It was the same cabin where Henry and I once embraced, kissed, and made promises of forever.

I couldn't understand it. How could they be here when they were supposed to be in the hospital?

Like a thief, I quietly slipped into cabin No.8 and spied on them.

When they reached the highest point of the Ferris wheel, they started to embrace and kiss. Were they making the same promises we once made? Promises of staying together forever?

"Isabella, we'll be together forever," he had said. "I would never betray you. If I do, may I lose my love in every lifetime and live out my days in loneliness."

Henry and I had sat in that same cabin, leaning against each other and swearing to each other we would never part.

Those memories hit me like a tidal wave, and the Ferris wheel's movements made me feel nauseous.

I got off. My thoughts were so chaotic that I couldn't even see where I was going.

That was when I heard a sharp crack, and everything went dark.

When I regained consciousness, I saw that my head had been crushed by a Ferris wheel cabin.