"Aidan, here’s this purple shell for you, be truly happy."
Daisy Grant finished speaking, sitting under the moonlight on the silver beach, shedding tears silently.
For a long ti, Dawn Sutherland didn’t respond, his eyes fixed on the delicate pale hand holding the purple shell, his ears filled with Daisy Grant’s stifled sobs as she tried to endure her emotions.
It took Dawn Sutherland a very long ti to slowly raise his gaze to et Daisy Grant’s; her face sparkled with raindrops falling under the bright moonlight, so dazzling it pained his eyes. Dawn Sutherland looked at that delicate face, shook his head, his voice low and deep: "Daisy, then let it turn luck into happiness, let you be happy. I want this purple shell to give you a lifeti of joy."
This shell that he spent a whole night searching for in the sea, was found for her. If she didn’t want it, what was the point in him keeping it?
She was going to get married, and his hopes were shattered too, so he could only wish that her marriage to Aidan Sutherland would bring her lifelong happiness.
Daisy Grant instinctively closed her palm, tightly gripping the purple shell, her eyes deeply set on the face so close, choking back: "Aidan, it’s not what he gives that I want, it’s not from the person I love, how can I be happy?"
"Daisy... Are you really that deeply in love with the person in your heart?" Dawn Sutherland’s lips twisted bitterly.
She loved that person so much that she wouldn’t fall for anyone else, would she? Then there’s no hope for Aidan, nor for himself, Dawn.
Daisy Grant nodded, her gaze at Dawn Sutherland deepening, her tone resolute and unhesitating: "Love, in this lifeti, I only love him, even years later, no one can replace that."
Daisy Grant’s heartfelt words were like gouging out Dawn Sutherland’s heart, leaving it unbearably painful. His body trembled fiercely as he took large gulps of beer in his grip.
Daisy Grant opened another can of beer, drinking alongside Dawn Sutherland.
On the silver beach, the two sat side by side, gazing at the endlessly rolling waves, their hearts bitter beyond words.
On the silent beach, only the sounds of the wind and crashing waves could be heard.
"A shooting star!" Daisy Grant suddenly exclaid, pointing towards the night sky, her eyes widening abruptly.
Dawn Sutherland raised his eyes to the direction she pointed, watching as a glittering star streaked across the sky, leaving no trace, vanishing in an instant.
Turning his eyes back to the person beside him, Dawn Sutherland said softly: "There’s a saying that whoever sees a shooting star will be happy, Daisy, you will be happy. With a purple shell and a shooting star, Daisy, you will definitely be happy."
But it was a pity he wasn’t the one she loved; otherwise, he would give everything to make her happy.
Daisy Grant tightly clasped the shell in her palm, turning her head to et Dawn Sutherland’s gaze, hesitating for a long ti, she finally pressed her trembling lips together and asked, "Aidan--- could you hug ? Could you let pretend you’re him, let hold you for a mont?"
Forgive her greed, for wanting to seek a warm, comforting embrace from him.
Dawn Sutherland’s body stiffened, his eyes clouded with pain, but upon eting her yearning gaze, he ultimately gently nodded.
As soon as his head nodded, Daisy Grant suddenly buried herself into his chest, her arms tightly wrapped around his waist.
Embracing Dawn Sutherland, Daisy Grant felt the warmth of his embrace and the scent from his body, and her tears slipped down once more, cascading forth. She held him tightly, greedily savoring the mont, crying in agony, murmuring: "Aidan—Aidan—I really feel so miserable."
Dawn Sutherland’s body remained rigid; her embrace caused his blood to churn throughout his body. Hearing her murmurs, he couldn’t help but embrace her slender fra, lightly soothing her back in silent comfort.
"Aidan—why can’t you love ?—Aidan, I’m so miserable—Aidan, I’m suffocating from this pain—"
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