Chapter 0758

"Where's that lovely wife of yours?" she asked. "Is she still sleeping in on a Saturday morning?"

The words hit me like a punch to the gut, momentarily causing my breath to catch in my throat. I swallowed hard, my fingers tightening around the edge of the countertop as I struggled to find my voice.

"Be honest," Mila cooed. "It's alright..."

"Nina's... we're not..." I trailed off, unable to continue speaking. It felt as if a knife had been driven into my throat, rendering my voice completely lost. I couldn't utter the words, no matter how hard I tried. Or maybe I just didn't want to.

The woman's smile faltered, her brow furrowing as understanding dawned on her face.

"Oh, honey... I'm so sorry," she murmured, shuffling her feet nervously behind the counter. "I didn't mean to pry,"

I swallowed again. "It's alright."

The woman sighed. "Well, it's a damn shame... You two were just the cutest couple. What happened?"

but then Mila's voice

Follow the path until you reach the old oak tree. I'll open

good. Anywhere but here, really. Anywhere but surrounded by this painful memories and

rapidly, I rose from the stool, fumbling in my pocket

from the woman's concerned gaze and all but

the woman called after me, but I didn't hear her. I burst out of

Toward Mila's voice.

close in around me as I followed the trail through the forest, my mind a jumbled mess of memories and Mila's insistent instructions. The closer I came to wherever she

a moment, I almost

path, my eyes widened. Wait-what was

waste time!" Mila hissed, her voice like a knife slicing

thoughts, but it was getting harder and harder to hold onto any sense of clarity. I

the gnarled old oak tree that Mila had mentioned,

"Mila?" I called out.

the air. I turned to see a portal opening

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