Images of Evelyn’s smiles and frowns replayed in his mind, lingering long.

His main purpose in returning to Seamarsh was to bury Evelyn’s ashes here.

Seamarsh was Evelyn’s hometown, a place she knew well and loved.

In his life, the two women he felt he failed the most were his mother and Evelyn.

Ever since he met Evelyn and they fell in love, he never let her have a moment’s peace.

Tragically, her life ended miserably because of him.

For years, he lived with regret and self-blame.

Why had he failed to protect her? Why wasn’t he the one to die?

These questions haunted him, unanswered.

the only thing that kept

he was tormented by nightmares where Evelyn appeared,

was never the one

drink, Benny staggered into the bathroom and splashed cold water on his face,

his reflection in the mirror, a

features, somewhat resembling Matthew’s, seemed to morph into Matthew’s own as he

then flared with

to strip Matthew of

on the wall

the door, he accidentally bumped

scowled and demanded

man and

it!” The man was

Benny, who was too drunk to stand firm, knocking him

“I wanted an apology.

What’s with that face?”

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