The was moon was brightly lit in the night sky but the night was so heavy.Everyone is already asleep.There's only a nineteen years old teenager girl walking after she carefully opened and close the gate.
She began to walk faster and opened her phone to make a call and the call was immediately answered.
The voice of a man was heard.It was her lover.Her pace and her emotions became calm instantly in the cold night just by hearing his soothing voice.
"Hello?Where are you?Are you at the convenience store already?I'm still driving."
Tonight she planned to run away from home to avoid the man that will arrive the next morning.He is planning to take her away from home.That unknown man is the man who will become to be her fiance.
It was completely an arrange marriage.She just received the news just this morning.Her family companies are on the verge of bankruptcy because her adoptive father offended a big shot.They don't know reason.Only her adoptive father knows the reason.
Now, they're facing a possible bankruptcy.The big shot then soon offered a solution to spare her father's companies.That is to make he marry someone she doesn't even know.The big shot specifically choose her to marry his son as what her father said.
It was a sudden news.If she's going to get married, that will be with the love of her life.She doesn't want to be in a loveless marriage.She already have a lover.Even her adoptive parents knows about this.
She doesn't wanna marry someone else.
"Lia?Are you still there?"
"Yes.I'm still walking.I just wanna hear your voice.", she said and looked at the empty wide road from both sides.
She heard the man chuckled.His chuckle was like a music to her ears.
"I should end this call, I'm still driving."
As she walked to cross the pedestrian lane at the empty street, the parked truck's light far away began to turn on as well as its machine and the truck then speed up towards the girl.
"Wait for me."
The girls eyes widened at the incoming truck.The truck incoming was too fast as if it's planning to take away her life.She wanted to run away.
However,it was too late.
Lia gasped and immediately sat down in bed.She then looked around and found herself in her room.She was frozen.
She remembered a truck incoming...
'I'm still alive?'
She frowned and blinked several times in deep thoughts.She couldn't determine if it really happened or was just a dream.The dream was too real to be a dream.
She then felt a burning pain at her left wrist as if something is being carved.
She saw a small gold colored glowing infinity shape in horizontal position.The most eye catching is it's glowing effect.It's too impossible to be called a tattoo due to its glowing effect.It seems magical.There's also a small glowing '1' below the infinity.
She pinced herself too see if this is real.It is real.She's not dreaming.
After being carved, the pain disappeared.
'How did I got this?I didn't have this before.'
She messed her hair in confusion.
"Did I really die?",she murmured.
She threw the idea that was bothering her and looked at the time.It's 3:35 pm.
Suddenly, a knock was heard.
She curiously stood up and saw her sister.This sister of hers is the biological daughter of her adoptive parents.Her sister is wearing an expensive branded clothes.Compared to her who is only wearing dull colored clothes.But despite tacky her clothes, her pale beautiful face made her clothes look expensive.It was natural beauty with no make up that even her sister couldn't beat despite wearing a make up.
Even though she was just an adopted daughter, her sister treated her well.It was only their mother who physically abused her while her father ignored it.
Her parents adopted her to garner public sympathy or improve social standing which is helpful for her mother who is a famous celebrity and is famous for being ambassador for several established charities, who actively supporting their causes and fundraising efforts.
She alone is a maid in the house and was physically abuse by her mother.As for the reason why she was abused, she doesn't know why.
Still, her parents let her go to school.Although it was just a small school that is not famous, she was thankful for it.
"Sister, father and mother is calling you downstairs."
She only hummed and followed her sister.
While walking downstairs, she felt like this scene is too familiar as if it already happened before.Her pace slowed down while watching the clothes of her sister from the back.
When they arrived at the living room.Her father unusually rushed to her and called her name gently.He held her thin hands gently and guided her to sit at the opposite couch.
Lia was stunned.This scene was just like what happened before.She was confused and stiffly silently sat down.
"Lia.About this.I have a problem.I offended a big shot.All of our family companies are experiencing a predicament.Our companies are in the verge of bankruptcy.Almost all of investors decided to stop injecting money one after another due to same reason of offending a certain bigshot.There is no problem in their compensation from breaching the contract but there's now no one who's willing to inject money to their several big projects including the rich people from the upper class.Our family is just from the middle class circle.I think I offended a more powerful figure that people from upper class can't help me.Only you can help our family...."
Her father continued to explain but Lia was too stunned at was is happening right now.
It was finally confirmed.Everything is repeating right in front of her eyes.Her father right now is clearly saying the same reasons as to why she was arranged marriage to the son of the big shot.
"I know you already have a boyfriend from the upper class but it was no use, the other party is more powerful than the upper class families of this First-Tier City in this country.They'll gonna come here tomorrow to get you."
"Are you willing to accept?", her father pleaded.
Her father ignored her whenever she was physically abused by her mother.He would just look at her coldly.He let her go to school but he didn't give her any school allowance.The only one who keeps supporting her up until now is the nanny they have in this house who stopped working here few yrs ago.That nanny treated her like a real daughter, giving her warmth in this cold place.
Still thinking about how they gave her a place to stay at night, it would make her selfish.
"I'll think about it."
It was an answer just like before.
'It doesn't matter.I'll escape here again later at night.'
She heard her mom let out a 'tsk' sound in displeasure.
"Yes yes.You can go back to your room now and think about it.", her father said while still feeling anxious but he was not worried that Lia will say no.She has no other choice.
Lia stood up and walked towards her room.Her sister who followed her then blocked her.
"Sister.I now something about the man who you are going to marry.I heard while mom and dad was talking at the office, the man is an ugly old man.I don't want you to marry that man."
'It's just like before.She already said this before.In this same clothes, same place, same posture and same expression.'
Lia took a deep breath.
"I don't have a choice, Eloise.You should now take a rest.", Lia said before leaving Eloise and entered her room.
Lia sat down on her bed after locking the door.She's emotionally and mentally exhausted.She was was too overwhelmed by what was happening.
She decided to call Eiser and told him the truth.He was her boyfriend.They have been together for 7 months.
The night finally came.The window of her room was opened and several curtains was tied together.This will be the thing that will help her escape this place.
Lia looked at the time.11 pm.
'It was 1 hour earlier than the accident.'
She began to get down from the window of her bed room and ran away.She looked at the empty street in front of her and her vision became slightly dizzy.Perhaps because she can see herself being killed while crossing in this street.She tried to focus and look at both sides.
She finally saw the truck that killed her parking far away.She felt her body weakened.She clutched her jacket as she stared at the truck nervously.Her heart raced even more when the truck suddenly started.
Her body tembled in shock.
"Why is it starting?It is one hour earlier than before!"