No Mercy, No Forgiveness

Chapter 18

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He sat on the bed, pulled open the nightstand drawer, and saw a notebook.

Only one sentence was written on the page.

“The one who chooses to leave is the one in the most pain, for she’s already endured countless struggles before finally making this decision.”

Looking at her delicate handwriting, he sneered, “The most pain?

“What about those years I spent with you? I suffered, too.”

He tossed the notebook into the trash bin.

But before he left, he put it back into the drawer.

That night, he didn’t sleep a wink.

***

Gareth tossed and turned in bed.

For some reason, he couldn’t sleep. He could tell something had been off about Maureen lately, but he just couldn’t put his finger on what it was.

At around 4:00 a.m., Zoe called him.

“Gary, could you check on Reenie for me? I had a weird dream.”

Gareth sat up. “What dream?”

“I dreamed that something happened to her. She came to me, drenched in rain, reminding me to come take her home.”

she continued, “I’m worried sick. I called her, but

called me and asked me

a bad

Maureen had acted these days, Gareth

down, Zoe. I’ll go find

only minutes away

minutes later, he pushed open the apartment door,

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door was open, and there

Maureen wasn’t here.

this time of night, where could she

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by the pillow, he picked them up and opened them.

One was for him.

card. Thank you for

running into you again, I thought I was such a terrible person that no one would ever want to be

Thank you so much… Please, promise me you

other was for

saw the

Immediately, he rushed out.

only a twenty–minute drive

him, it

very one who had

also heading

there to take Maureen to the wedding for the 50

At Zephyr Cemetery.

The rain was torrential.

entire body had already been drenched by the rain, and her soaked dress clung to her frail frame. It

ran through the rain