Behind the White Walls
Mom said he was too ashamed.
On her deathbed, Mom asked me.
"Zack, will you be my son again in the next life, will you?"
I stared at her face, aged a decade in moments.
My heart was too heavy to do anything but nod.
As I drifted away, Liliana, who was always so distant and aloof, wept uncontrollably. Yet, she never got my forgiveness.
She whispered her regrets.
I closed my eyes.
Farewell to this messed-up world!