All Chapters of If You Only Had 72 Hours to Live: Chapter 11

After everything was settled, Zane returned from work to the empty apartment and collapsed onto the leather sofa.Clara's photo sat on the coffee table.He stared silently at the picture. In the frame, she was smiling gently, her eyes clear and bright.It was how she looked when they first met.But now, it felt like a lifetime ago, as if he'd only known her love in another life.He didn't deserve a love that good. Not in this lifetime.Zane closed his eyes. The pain of losing Clara was only now beginning to truly tear at his heart.The truth was a razor, slicing through his soul.He finally understood the meaning of regret.The door opened. It was Olivia.She had just come home from school and immediately saw Clara's picture on the table.Tears instantly welled in her eyes."Dad, is Mom really dead?" Olivia's voice trembled.Zane looked at his daughter's swollen eyes, his heart twisting in his chest."Olivia… yes. Mom is gone.""But I never got to tell her I love her!" Olivia sobbed, b