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.

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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.”

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

me and asked me to pick her up on

have a bad

these days, Gareth threw on his coat at

go find her right

was only minutes away

pushed open the apartment door, only to be met

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open, and

Maureen wasn’t here.

this time of night, where could she

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two envelopes by the pillow, he picked them up and opened them. It was actually two

One was for him.

to your card. Thank

running into you again, I

we met again. Because of you, I realize I’m not so bad after all. Thank you so much… Please,

other was

it and saw the address on the

Immediately, he rushed out.

only a twenty–minute drive to

him, it

would the person–the very one who had guided him back

heading to the Western

to take Maureen

At Zephyr Cemetery.

The rain was torrential.

by the rain, and her soaked dress clung to her frail frame. It seemed she might vanish into thin

ran through the