Locked on the Balcony While He Cheats
"Stella, it's Christmas Eve again… Say, do you think there will be a surprise this year?"
His cracked lips moved slightly. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a match he had picked up from the roadside. With a scratch, the match ignited.
A tiny flame flickered in the darkness, the weak light reflecting in his cloudy eyes.
Just as the match was about to burn out, Hunter slipped into a dying hallucination. The darkness before his eyes faded. Instead, the ruined villa was restored to its glorious state from three years ago.
The lights were warm and bright, the heating was running, and the cheerful sound of Christmas tunes filled the room.