'Till Death (chapter 6)

His name was Kevin. In our school, he had a history of being a heartbreaker with pretty young girls. 1

Like an embodiment of the sin of greed, he had seen what I had. 2

Katja. 3

And exactly like the sin himself would have done, Kevin wanted Katja for himself. 4

She fit his criteria of victim perfectly; pretty, young, and with another guy. 5

With me. 6

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Ever since I had given her that ring, she had always had a habit of having it pressed to her lips. As if she were kissing it. 8

As if she were kissing me.9

It had my name on it. The deep emerald sparkled and glinted in a perfect way upon her ivory finger. It seemed perfect when it was pressed against her flawless lips. 10

The crest was set into the ring in a starange way. It wobbled when pushed; that had always made her nervous. She thought she had broken it! 11

But I explained to her that it was just the way it was set....12

That was the night that she fell asleep in my arms. 13

The night I got closer to her than ever before. 14

The night Katja was mine. 15

Truly mine. 16

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Now I see her with Kevin. Just talking. 18

Innocent. 19

I see his eves flash down to the emerald and gold thing on her hand. 20

She sees this, and a sudden reaction takes place. 21

Her eyes meet mine. 22

The ring is pressed to her lips.23

She is mouthing something to me. 24

'Aishiteru.'