Gone For Good
“Don’t you find it ridiculous to say something like that now?”
The busy tone after the call ended echoed in her ears. Susie gripped her phone, her hands trembling slightly.
She sat dazed on the couch as Mr. Solace’s sarcastic words replayed over and over in her mind.
Outside the window, dusk slowly fell.
Looking at the empty living room, Susie suddenly realized that perhaps I really wouldn’t be coming back this time.
Susie slowly picked up the ring, and a cold, unmistakably real sensation spread through her fingertips.