The Man in the Teddy Bear
I had hidden the bug I planted at Zac's place on the fourteenth floor after I removed it, destroying it before boarding a flight to return to my old home.
It was dilapidated with weeds growing all around it, while the walls were lined with cobwebs.
Three black-and-white photos, featuring an elderly man, an elderly woman, and a young woman, were hung on the center wall.
She was twenty-five when she died, her beauty clear even in black-and-white.
I cleaned everything, including the photos, and felt a huge load off my shoulders.
And I smiled—the first earnest smile I had since I stabbed that crystal quartz into Zac's neck.