Hidden Away
The proximity to his frigid bones and the gift of flowers will close the gap between them for a moment, and in that brief window of time, she would feel him again.
Stopping before the grave, she read the headstone.
"Here lies Paolo Valente Costa, beloved son, and friend,"
He was never her husband, they never said 'I do', he was just a demon forcing her to cling to her past, and she knew it was time to let go.
"I know what you were going to do," Serafina murmured, crouching down to brush away the snow before putting the bouquet on the cold ground. "I didn't want to believe it, but a part of me knew it was true,"