“Yeah, life’s tough for everyone out here, so don’t be petty to the small stuff.”
I suddenly remembered the woman I’d caught a glimpse of when I left the station in my previous life. I realized her words might be the truth.
Then I remembered last year, when I took my mom to the hospital and that young girl who’d offered her seat to my mom. My heart softened instantly.
This time around, I hadn’t asked Felicia to give up her seat, so surely I could offer mine? With that thought, I took off my headphones and waved at the woman.
“You can come sit here.”
She waved her hands in refusal, but I pulled her down onto my seat. “Sit down. I’m used to sitting anyway, it’s tiring. You should rest well. I’ll tell you when I’m tired of standing.”
The woman looked at me and the tears she’d held back for so long finally fell. She wiped her egg-stained hands on her clothes, then took my hand.
“Young man, I don’t have any money. I know I can’t repay this kindness with money. But don’t worry, when we get off the train and I see my husband, he’ll thank you properly.”
I offered a smile in return, then turned and walked toward the connecting passage between carriages. For one thing, I was worried the woman might feel uneasy sitting while I stood here. On the other hand, I simply couldn’t bear to look at Edward’s face any longer.
I had given up my own seat. I thought that even if Edward was capable of causing trouble, at least this time he wouldn’t cause any more problems.
But just two stops later, a loud noise came from the train compartment again. Before I could figure out what was happening, Felicia found me at the connecting section, grabbed my wrist and pulled me back to the seats.
“Dominic, this is your seat. You decide now, should you give it to Edward or that disgusting old woman?”
I glanced at Edward in the seat. He was clutching his stomach, wailing in pain.
“Felicia, it hurts. It hurts like hell...”
Seeing this, Felicia didn’t wait for my answer. She stepped forward and started pushing the woman sitting in my seat.
“Why are you still sitting here? Get up! Can’t you see my friend is in pain? He needs to lie down! Stand up and get out now!”
The woman rubbed her knees and glanced in my direction. Felicia saw this and immediately increased the force of her push.
“What are you staring at? That’s my boyfriend! I have the final say in his affairs! Get up now! Let me tell you, my patience has limits. Don’t push me to fight you!”
After dating Felicia for eight long years, she never once acted so recklessly for my sake. Recalling how she caused my death for Edward in my past life, I took Felicia away from the woman she was pushing.
“Who told you that you decide what I do? This is my seat. I give it to whoever I want. Today, this seat belongs to this lady! No one else can try to take it!”
Felicia stared at me in shock. “Dominic, what the hell is wrong with you? She’s just some stranger we met on the train. Now you’re fighting me over this seat for a stranger?”
“Let me correct you, Felicia.I didn’t take your seat. It was originally mine.”
A sarcastic smile curled Felicia’s lips. “Dominic, playing word games is pointless now. Haven’t you seen Edward’s wound hurt? He just wants to lie down for a bit!”
“If he wants to lie down, he should buy a sleeper ticket. This is a backseat, you can’t lie down here.”
