Miku sat on ground beside the surgical room, her arms around her legs and her face in her arms. She's not crying, she had stopped crying because she ran out of tears. But, she was still helplessly entangled in a tearless heap, for the great sorrow and guilt that were still present in her heart, and she felt like she was the only one responsible for her lover's tragedy.

Beside her, Megurine Lucia was crying in her handkerchief, the sound of this agonizing and pitiful weep only made the guilt inside Miku's heart stronger and stronger, but she dared not to speak out. On the other side of the hallway, Megurine Luke was pacing back and forth, his hand was shaking and sweat was present on his forehead. Sometimes, he muttered something in a low voice, and it was a prayer for his daughter to overcome this ordeal. The prayer was so sincere, and Miku couldn't help but want to cry more despite how weak she was. She tried to apologize to the Megurines when they arrived at the hospital earlier, but they said it wasn't her fault. Yet, she could still see the sorrow and the disappointment in their eyes, and that was killing her.

Finally, the light symbolizing the surgery's process dimmed down and the door finally opened. A surgeon came out and took off his mask. The Megurines immediately came forward and surrounded the surgeon.

"Doctor, how is Luka?" Mr. Megurine asked as he wiped away his sweat.

The surgeon sighed and shook his head. "We did all we could, but the patient's condition is still not stable. She lost an excessive amount of blood and her intestine and stomach was severely damaged by the blade. We closed up all the wounds and replenished her blood, but we are not quite sure about the chance of survival right now."

Upon hearing these words, Lucia broke down into tears once again. Luke went to her and hugged her to comfort her. "Calm down, dear." he said softly. Soon, Luka was rolled out from the surgery room and a few more surgeons accompanied her.

Miku slowly stood up and went to see the girl on the bed. Luka's eyes were closed and her mouth was covered by an oxygen mask. Nonetheless,the older girl's unparalleled beauty was still present, and it was reinforced by her calm expression, like the Sleeping Beauty that Miku had read about in her fairy tales. However, her face was very pale, with no sight of the usual pinkness, as if it was made of snow that had just fallen from a December night. Miku went and grabbed her hand, only to found out that it was cold and lifeless. These feelings retriggered Miku's guilt and she began to feel the need to cry again. They followed Luka into her sickroom, and gathered around her bed as the rolling of the bed stopped.

Miku caressed Luka's hand softly before leaning down and kissed it tenderly. She was about to open her mouth to say something, but stopped when she realized the presence of Luka's parents in the room. She looked at the Megurines and blinked a few times. Luke understood Miku's thought, and he left the sickroom with his wife, to wait outside and give Miku some privacy.

Once she was alone with her love, Miku felt no need to restrict what was on her mind now. "It's okay, Luka, don't worry, I'm here to keep you company, I'll always be here for you." She said as she sat down beside the bed. "I'm here to chat with you, but you don't need to say anything, just listen to me, okay?"

"Despite what you said, you must be mad at me, for running away and leaving you there with Lily, right? Well, I don't blame you, I was so selfish and so spoiled, I even wondered if I deserved you or not." Miku murmured as she began to feel the familiar tears around the corner of her eyes again. "Listen, Luka, I know that you are angry, but I just want to tell you that you are all that was in my mind for the past two days. Today during class, I even had a dream about you. We were so happy in that dream, we were so in love, and we were even about to get married! You are what made my life so complete, so great, so...perfect."

"Luka, you were so kind to me. Not a single schoolmate of mine had ever treated me nearly as good as you did. You helped me to gain confidence, you became my friend, despite Lily, and you even... even saved me, a wretch like me..." Miku said, and she just couldn't keep her newly replenished tears in anymore. "But what about me, huh? What did I do? I abandoned you, I backed off when you stepped forward, I ran away and let you get hurt for me! I am nothing but a piece of scum, a piece of spoiled, worthless, filthy, disgusting, good-for-nothing scum! I should be the one who got stabbed, I should be the bleeding one here, not you!" She growled as tears were now flowing down her cheeks, flowing ever so uncontrollably , just like her emotions.

"Luka, please wake up, please be well again. Think about your friends, think about your parents, think about Ms. Sakine, and all the other people who cared for you. They all wished you to be healthy and happy again. Luka... Please... Haven't you rested enough? Please... I beg you..." Miku weeped on the white bed sheet, which was soon soaked with tears. However, Luka still had no response. Suddenly, a voice inside her appeared as she tried to look at Luka

Luka's not coming back... Shes gone...

That's it, you had really killed Luka...

You were a terrible girlfriend...

She doesn't want to see you anyway, You don't deserve her...

The guilt in Miku's heart increased in an exponential rate as an uneasy feeling was now building up in her heart. Suddenly, the guilt turned into hopelessness, and she slowly raised her head to face Luka.

"Is it that you don't want to see me anymore? Is it because that you just want to keep distance away from me? You don't have to do that... I'll go to you, so you can come back..." Miku murmured as she stood up and walked toward the window of the room. The room was on the 7th floor of the hospital, and one could almost feel the chilliness of the night skies even with the window closed. "I'm coming, Luka..." Miku said as she pulled the window open. The coldness came though and hit Miku full-on, but she didn't care, for she would be warm very soon.

She climbed up the window and let one of her foot hanging outside. She looked back one more time, and closed her eyes. Suddenly, the door bursted open, and the Megurines rushed in.

"MIKU, GET DOWN FROM THERE!"Luke shouted, but Miku did not do so, on the contrary, she turned around and let out her other foot.

"I am helping you, Mr. Megurine. I've been a terrible girlfriend for Luka, and this is the only way for you to get her back." Miku whispered with a small smile as she scooted forward, she had completely lost her mind now, from the sadness and guilt.

"It doesn't work that way, Miku! It was not your fault!" Luke shouted, and he ran forward to grab Miku. Miku smiled one more time, and then leaped down the window. As she fell, Miku closed her eyes to hear the winds blowing against her, while Luke's shout and Lucia's hoarse crying still resonates around her ears.

And those were the last thing she heard, then it was all darkness.

To be continued...

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