Novel & Cerita Wednesday Nevermore

The explosion that followed silenced the cries. From the darkness, illuminated by the fire engulfing the train, the figure that had been waiting by the roadside approached the wreckage. He stopped before it and pulled the hood from his face. His face was a horrid affair, a decaying patch with worms crawling out of it. He raised his hand towards the train and the train shivered violently, even as it was still burning. Wraiths of bodies, translucent and glimmering a ghoulish blue, rose from the wreckage. The faces on these wraiths were confused and they seemed to be drawn to the being rather than moving towards the figure by the roadside. On sighting him, they started screaming, high-pitched,

Only after hearing I was stable did he finally relax. After a while, I asked, “Where is Matteo?” “He was cremated. Coincidentally, after the fire at the villa was extinguished, it somehow reignited later. There was nothing left.” I stared blankly for a moment and just let out a soft acknowledgment. Then, I took off the ring Matteo had once given me again and casually threw it into the trash. Matteo, if there is a next life, may we never meet again.

Same story as the spinner. However, what I could not stop looking at was the bracelet on his wrist. It was a rosewood beaded piece from a luxury brand's museum collaboration, released for Valentine's Day the year before. I had fallen in love with the collection the moment it was announced and had been following it since. As it happened, the bracelet went on sale on the exact date of my second wedding anniversary with Linnea. We agreed to buy each other gifts to mark the occasion. The one she got for me was delivered to Grant. When I asked her to get it back, she refused.