There was no shattering of glasses. Instead, there was a deep thud and Monica’s sharp cry of pain. The cup must have hit her.

 

“Please, Ms. Tanner. Could you please consider leaving Christopher alone? You know how guilty he will feel if he finds out about this,” she uttered.

 

at her

on a vacation when death brushed by us. Just went we managed to break free from its claws, it came knocking

think of was Chris. I really shouldn’t have said such things. I should’ve thought about you too. Just forget everything I said. I shouldn’t have come in

second and before long she turned around and locked her gaze on me. “Perhaps he might think you died on the seas. That would be better for him. At least he will be spared of the grief of watching

room, separated from the warmth of the outside world. I felt so cynical about life all of a sudden. A voice

sacrificed myself for the man I loved and died there and then. I would not need to go through the agony of facing my own death or think about how Christopher would take it if I had died, but life was

 

was delighted when I knew both of us had made it

hold of me again. Although it felt worse than the other

candies. At the sight of them, my eyes lit up briefly. I did not have

 

used to love lollipops. I had a try, savoring the sweetness on my tongue, but somehow, it had a slight taste of bitterness to me. It was probably

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