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Once we're there, we're shown to our table. Once we're left alone and seated, I try to make small talk but mom just tunes it out. Her hands clasped on the table in front of her and a blank expression on her face. As if she's lost somewhere, here but not here. The waitress brings our menus. I pick mine up and order up instantly and so does mom. Silence takes over again until she breaks it. "The charges are dropped like you asked. I think you should tell the good news to Justine personally", she says, looking elsewhere, frowning a little.

And I was finally home. ***THE END***

Perfect. Finally. **THE END**

Whether I lived a day more or a day less, what difference did it make? I pushed open the apartment door. As expected, no one was home. This apartment belonged to Camelia. She asked me to move in since we were about to get engaged. Usually, she would have dinner ready by this hour. However, ever since Grayson returned, I had not seen her home before 10:00 pm. I glanced at my phone and realized it was my mother’s death anniversary tomorrow. … Camelia finally came back around 10:30 pm. She walked in, exhausted, and hugged me. The scent of wood lingered on her. That was not her perfume. It was another man’s cologne.

Every passing second shredded his nerves. "Please… don't take her away…" That was when he finally understood that the greatest punishment wasn't death, but living on. He had to carry on with endless regret in a world where I no longer existed. After some time, the resuscitation efforts finally stopped. The doctor stepped out and shook his head with regret. "I'm sorry. We did everything we could." In that moment, Salvatore's world collapsed.

“This ends now.” ***

When the company began choosing a vendor for staff lunches, I immediately ruled out my family's restaurant. A coworker stared at me. "Nora, that is a $150,000 contract. Your family runs a restaurant, and you're turning down money being handed to you? Are you out of your mind?" I smiled and didn't answer. In my last life, I took that contract. Then the new intern, Fiona Bell, accused me of secretly pocketing a commission. She even produced a quote from a three-star hotel for comparison. "Look, theirs is three dollars a portion. How do you justify charging eight?" Even my boyfriend of six years, Gavin Shaw, whom I had been seeing in secret, joined her in confronting me with the invoices. In th

They were finally at peace. THE END

David raised an eyebrow. A sinking feeling hit my stomach. At 9:00 pm, I started a video call with Matthew. "Are you home alone?" I asked. "Of course. Who else would be here?" He flipped the camera around, showing the apartment. It was empty and quiet. It was just him. I let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding. "Sophie, you've got to trust me." "Good night, Matthew." Just as I was about to fall asleep, a push notification lit up my phone.

The funeral home was less than a three-hour drive from the village. But Chloe and I waited for a full six hours. Joel and Michael never showed up. After the funeral, Chloe was devastated. She cried every day till her eyes were constantly red and swollen. I wasn't doing much better. Night after night, I woke up from nightmares, and even sleeping pills couldn't bring me any peace. Meanwhile, Rachel was posting nonstop on Instagram. In one video, Joel and Michael were shirtless, lounging by the window, and smiling at her.