“Baby?” I called out gently, stepping into the dim room. “Are you here?” Suddenly, the lights blinked on, flooding the space with brightness that made me squint. I closed my eyes instinctively, momentarily blinded. When I opened them again and adjusted to the light… I froze. The room had been tr
LUCIAN I chuckled, swirling the wine in my glass before taking another sip. “It was… surreal,” I finally said. “Like watching the impossible unfold right in front of me. One moment, I was burying her memory, and the next, she was standing in front of me, breathing, alive. Looking at me like no tim
I pulled into the lounge parking lot and killed the engine. For a second, I just sat there in the quiet, my hands still gripping the wheel like I was bracing for impact. Maybe I was. Brian was already inside when I walked in, same booth, same crooked grin like nothing had changed in all these mont
LUCIAN I sat on the cold bench outside the visitation room, my elbows on my knees, phone buzzing softly in my palm. When I saw the caller ID, I hesitated, then answered. “Lucian,” came the voice of Yvonne’s father, brisk and businesslike. “Just wanted to let you know....Yvonne’s stable. No inte
LUCIAN It was surreal, standing in our kitchen with her again. There was a smile on her face as she stirred the pot, humming softly to herself. I stood beside her, pretending to focus on peeling the potatoes, but my eyes kept drifting back to her. She looked exactly like she used to...fluid in
Either way, I stayed outside, heart aching, unsure whether to go to her, or wait for her to come to me. She didn’t say a word as she stepped out of the nanny’s room, just walked past me like she was gliding through water, calm on the surface but clearly drowning beneath. I followed her in silenc