Sinful Affairs
There was barely any space left, yet somehow, I knew what he meant.
“Where?” I asked quietly.
He smiled a real, honest one this time. “Hide it,” he said. “Somewhere only you’d know to look.”
My throat tightened, but I nodded. “Alright.”
I mixed a small batch of black ink, just a drop darker than the rest. My hand trembled as I picked up the machine. The sound buzzed through the silence, sharp and familiar, but today it felt softer. Calmer. Like it knew this was goodbye.