The Last Seven Days
"It's over. You're safe now."
I leaned onto his chest, my tears soaking through his shirt. In that moment, I knew without a doubt that I had made the right choice.
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They said Jared was sent to a psychiatric hospital.
He would speak to the empty air every day as though someone invisible stood before him. Sometimes, he would suddenly go quiet and smile toward the window, as if seeing something beautiful.
The nurses whispered that he often repeated the same words.
"Rosalia, I'll be a good man in the next world."