Chapter 107

"You... you're just here to see me off?" Alex's teeth were practically chattering. He looked straight at her, voice cracking, "Sam, I'm begging you. Come with me, please?" Samantha slowly shook her head, guilt clouding her expression. "I'm sorry, Alex. I really wish I could, but I can't. Not yet. There are still things I have to do. I have to make things right for my sister. I can't leave, not like this." Alex froze. The look in his emerald eyes darkened with despair. Yeah... she was never going to be his. Samantha's heart ached seeing him like that. Her eyes welled up, and her voice dropped, almost shaky. "Alex, seeing you like this... it hurts me too." Alex shut his eyes, and silent tears traced down his face. He never felt so crushed—like someone had just slammed a fist into his chest over and over, and he couldn't breathe. "Please don't look at me like that," she whispered, helpless as she watched him unravel right in front of her. It took a while, but Alex finally managed to bury