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"She said no,"Emily Taylor said as she stepped onto the stage."Ethan,I'm back."
"Now that the real one is back,the impostor should leave."
I watched the spectacle in silence.
When Ethan Thompson saw Emily Taylor,his eyes suddenly lit up."When did you come back?!Why didn't you tell me?"
I silently stepped off the stage.
Since Ethan Thompson didn't deny it,it was time for me,the impostor,to bow out..
I won't intrude on their reunion.
When I left the proposal venue,several of Ethan Thompson's friends gathered around and looked at me.They mocked me in a voice that was just loud enough for me to hear,"The real one’s always better.This fake should’ve left sooner."
I was just glad that I hadn't rented out my own house.After going back to Ethan Thompson's house and packing my things,all I wanted was to take a shower to get rid of the tiredness of the day.
I looked at myself in the mirror--curves, porcelain skin, and the grotesque lattice of scars stretching from abdomen to thighs.
Changing dreams came at a price.
Every time I change a dream,a scar will appear on my body.
Over the past eight years,for Ethan Thompson,every time he thought of Emily Taylor,I would use my ability to change his dreams.
Each scar was proof of my love for him.
At first,the dream-eating tapirs sent me down to observe humans,never to meddle.I’d lived quietly until Ethan shattered my detachment.
I went to work and got off work as usual and had very little interaction with anyone.But Ethan Thompson broke this harmony of mine.
He taught me human emotions.
He made me able to experience human joys and sorrows.
I touched the raised scar on my waist.
He also used the emotions he taught me to hurt me all over.
After waking up,I found that Ethan Thompson had sent me several long messages.
The messages were full of his regret,about the arrangement of the proposal scene yesterday and also about his failure to stand up for me.
At the end of the message,Ethan Thompson said that he was waiting for me at the restaurant where we had our first date,hoping that I could meet him.
I read the message several times and finally decided to go and see what Ethan Thompson was up to.
This restaurant has always been very popular.After being recommended by several internet celebrities,it has even become the most famous restaurant in this area.
But today,there was not a single person queuing at the door of the restaurant that should have been bustling with people.
I stood at the door,and the hostess gave me her trademark smile.
"Are you a friend of Mr.Thompson?He booked the whole place today."
Ethan Thompson did this?
I was a little excited for a moment.
I had been in love with him for eight years,and he had never paid so much attention to our dinner together.
I even looked at myself in the glass outside the restaurant and tidied up my clothes again.
When I was led in by the waiter,my smile was still on my face,but then I saw Ethan Thompson holding Emily Taylor in his arms.He was obviously tipsy.He raised his glass and said,"Today is the first time I'm officially introducing Emily Taylor to you all since she came back.Please take care of her in the future."
As soon as he finished speaking,he saw me standing there.
The hand that was holding Emily Taylor suddenly lifted up,not knowing whether to put it down or put it back on her shoulder.
"Why are you here?"Ethan Thompson asked me.
"I invited her,"Emily Taylor said,leaning her head on Ethan Thompson's shoulder."When you were taking a shower yesterday,I used your phone to send the message."
