[Flashback]

"Jiro, please..."

Pets pleaded as she held his hand. Jiro looked at her, and smirked at her. "How stupid of you to believe in my lies, Pets." he told her. While she is crying in pain, he is smiling because he was triumphant in his mission. "But... But... I love you..." she said tearfully. There was no reply from him. "Why?" she asked again. 

She pleaded, but the only reply to her was a pair of brown eyes staring blankly at her. "Why did you have to do that to me? Why did you have to hurt me?" she asked as she cried. 

Only her muffle sob can be heard. "I love you..." she said. And in between her sobs, she could heard those words that hurt her the most. "I never did." Jiro told her coldly. 

--

"Jiro, please talk to me..." she followed him, pleading him again. Jiro wanted to ignore her, but he knew the more he ignore her, the more she will pester him. 

He turned around, and stared at her with those cold, brown eyes. "Look, Pets. I'm sorry." he told her. 

"I'm not enough, am I? Even if I changed you I am for you?" she asked. This time, she couldn't help but cry even more in front of him. "Please choose me... choose me like you did before. I love you,  I really do. I can change for you, I promise. I can change whatever it is that you didn't want in me. But please, choose me again... " she pleaded to him. "I really can't. I don't want to hurt you anymore I'm sorry. It's over between us" he told her as he turned his back on her.  

--

Pets stared at the bunch of sleeping pills in her hand. She had finally decided, tonight, she will make Jiro regret what he will lose. As she closed her eyes, a tear fell from her eyes. "Goodbye..." she whispered. She ate all the pills, and laid on her bed. Shortly, the effect of the pill have taken over her. Her eyes became heavy, and soon, it became pitch black. 

[End Of Flashback]

"Xiao Yue?" 

Grace called her. Pets looked at her sister, and smiled. "Yes, Xiao Xing? Sorry, I can't sleep yet so I decided to stay here at the living room." Pets told her. Grace hugged her stuff toy tight, and sat next to Pets on the couch. "You're in your deep thoughts..." she asked worriedly. "Don't worry about me, OK?" Pets said. Grace nodded her head. 

"Then, I can accompany you till you fall asleep." Grace told her. Pets just smiled. "You don't have to. You still have an early class tomorrow. If you accompany, you might wake up late." she said. 

Just then, Aaron came out of his room. "Oh, you two are still up?" he asked as he joined the two. "Xiao Yue can't sleep." Grace told her. Aaron looked at Pets. "Well, I noticed these past few days, something seems to be bothering you. Is that why you can't sleep?" Aaron asked. Pets shook her head. "Just don't mind me." she said. "Then, can I ask another question?" Aaron asked. Pets looked at him, and waited for his question. "Who is Jiro?" Aaron asked. 

Pets looked away from him, and sighed. "He's someone from my past that I wish I never met." she said. "Why? Did that guy hurt you, Xiao Yue?" Grace asked. Aaron looked at Pets, saw the pain in her eyes. "He made me who I am today. It was because of him that I don't even like guys." she said. "Then, he must have really hurt you that bad..." Grace commented. Pets nodded her head. 

"What could he have done?" Grace wondered. "Let's not ask pressure your sister to tell us her story today. Maybe when she's ready..." Aaron told Grace. "Well, I guess I have to let out know what happened in my past and why I am like this today." Pets told them. Grace and Aaron looked at her. Pets let out a sigh, and began to tell her story. 

"Back in high school, I met this guy named Jiro. He's everyone's dream guy - tall, dark, handsome, smart. Every girl wants to be his girlfriend, and that also includes me." Pets began. As she tell that, she let out a faint laugh. "I don't know why, but out of all the girls in school, he had his eyes set on me. He would find reason to talk to me, the likes. Until I found myself falling in love with him. We dated. It lasted for months, until I found out the truth about him. He had other side chicks. And worse, I found out he dated me because of a bet. If he made me fall in love with him, he'll get to date the school's most popular girl." 

Aaron looked at Pets. He heard that story before from her. He knew something was wrong when Pets told her that story the first time. He knew that time it was real but Pets just said it was a joke. 

"I begged him not to break up. No matter how many times I tell him how much I love him, he never stayed. His intention right from the start was to break me, all because of a bet. Of course, he won. He made me fall in love with him. But he never knew the consequences of what he did...."

Pets didn't realize there were already tears in her eyes as she told them her story. "I was so hurt because of what he did. For a week, I didn't go to school, and just stayed inside my room, not speaking to anyone. I was too depressed, I can't even think straight... until... until... one day... one day I decided to kill myself..."

Both Grace and Aaron were shocked upon hearing that. They never thought that she would do that. "Xiao Yue..." Grace said. She felt sad because of her sister's story. Pets gave her a sad smile. "Even if I self harmed, you know, he never came back. I never got his love. So, when I woke up after taking a bunch of sleeping pills, I decided that it's my second chance. I'm not going to let him ruin my life anymore. I'm not going to let any guy ruin my life. I changed myself. I changed school, and I swore off guys. That's why I'm so protective of you, Xiao Xing... because I don't want you to feel the pain I felt when I first fell in love."  she said. 

Grace smiled at her. Then, she hugged her sister. "Now, I understand why you don't want me to go out with Sam." Grace said. "But, not all guys are like Jiro and Sam. There are good guys too. Most of the time, the girls they like just take them for granted." Aaron said. 

"Aaron, are you talking about the last relationship you had?" Pets asked. Aaron sighed and nodded his head. "Imagine finding out your girlfriend is in a secret relationship with your best friend. You had forgiven both of them, but they decided that you're good for nothing, so they ran away together." Aaron said. Grace and Pets looked at each other, then then looked at Aaron, and smiled. "All right, you also deserve a hug." Pets told him. Pets hugged him, while Grace had to sit next to him, to hug him as well. 

What the three didn't know is that all this time, Sam was standing behind them, listening to Pets' story. Somehow, he understood where all her hate for him is coming from. And he understood what made her that way.

--

"Your sister said, she would see Kimberley today so they could talk." Aaron said as he and Grace walked to the cafeteria the next day. "Well, it's about time. Actually, I wasn't too pleased with the way she handled the break up." Grace said. "That's why she wanted to see Kimberley. Even so, the ending is she still wants to break up with her." Aaron said. Grace let out a sigh, and then smiled to herself. "That's good. I don't like her for my sister." Grace said. 

As they were walking, a girl stood in front of Aaron. "Hi, Aaron..." she said. Aaron stopped, and stared at the girl. As Grace looked at him, she could see the pained expression in his face. "H-how are you?" she asked him.  "I'm fine." he said coldly to the girl. 

The girl clutched onto her book as she looked down. "I... I'm glad to hear that." the girl said. Grace looked at the girl, and smiled. "Hi, I'm Grace. What's your name?" Grace asked. The girl looked up at her, and smiled. "I'm Joanne. I'm..."

"She's my ex-girlfriend." Aaron told Grace. Grace just nodded her head. "Sorry, Joanne. Grace and I are in a hurry." he told her. "Oh... I'm sorry..." Joanne said. Aaron took Grace's hand, and walked away from her. Grace couldn't help but stare at Aaron's back.

"Aaron... are you mad at that girl?" Grace couldn't help but ask. Aaron stopped walking, and turned to face her. "I am." he confessed. She gave him a confused look. "But... why?" she asked. Aaron let out a sigh. "Because she did something that hurt me." Aaron explained to her. "What did she do?" Grace asked. "She cheated on me." Aaron said. 

"Oh..." Grace said sadly. "I'm sorry to hear that..." Aaron let out a sigh, and smiled at her. "Well, all of my ex-girlfriends cheated on me. I don't know why..." he said. "Maybe it's not just meant to be. But don't worry. One day, you'll find a girl that will only love you for the rest of her life." Grace said. With that, Aaron gazed at her. "Could it be you?" he asked. Grace turned away as she blushed. She suddenly felt nervous with what Aaron said.  Then, she heard Aaron let out a laugh, making her feel relieved. "Just kidding!" Aaron said. 

Grace looked at him, and laughed at well. Then, she pinched his cheek. "You're such a clown, Aaron!" Grace said as she laughed. The moment his eyes met hers, he started to see her in a different light. "Aaron, what are you thinking? You're not falling for Grace, right?" he thought. 

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"Then, I guess this is goodbye?"

Kimberley said sadly to Pets. They met that day at the Ikemen Coffee House to talk about their break up. Pets didn't want Kimberley to go back to Canada with a heavy feeling. "I'm really sorry, Kimmy. I didn't want to do this, but it would be better if we break up." Pets said. "I... I understand..." Kimberley told her. She collected her back, and stood up from her chair. "I wish you well, Pets." she said sadly, before leaving Pets alone. 

As soon as Kimberley left, Pets let out a sigh of relief. A moment later, Sam, who had taken his break, placed a cup of coffee in front of her, and joined her on the table. "How did it go?" he asked. "I guess she accepted it. She wasn't as emotional as she is last Sunday." Pets said. "But you still love her, right? Why break up with her?"

"Sometimes, she's annoying."

"Oh, really?"

"Annoying, bratty, demanding..."

"You're just saying that to convince yourself that you made the right decision to let her go. When we both know it's painful for you as well. But you had to make that sacrifice to be able to take care of your sister. Am I right?"

Pets' eyes widened with surprise at what he said. "Wow, I can't believe you're a smart  cookie, Sammy."  Pets told him. Sam let out a smile. "You know, it's weird. I hate being called Sammy. But when you call me that name... it sounds..." Sam paused to find the exact words to describe what he's feeling. "Cute?" Pets asked. Sam smiled, and pointed at her. "Exactly."

Pets let out laugh. "Sammy..." she said again. Then, she gave him a suspicious look. "Wait, who are you and what have you done to the real Sam Lin?" she asked.  "Why?"

"Why are you so nice to me lately?"

"I just want to be nice. And admit it, creature, fighting with me gets a little tiring, isn't it?"

"Idiot, you're the only who starts it anyway."

Sam rolled her eyes at her. "Whatever. Can we have a peace treaty for now?" he asked. Pets nodded her head. "Let's agree to tolerate each other." she agreed.