Seven Days of Goodbye
"Brian, stay alive a little longer. I don't want to see you yet."
His eyes went wide.
The bottle slipped, glass shattering. He lunged at me, grabbing nothing.
Stumbling to his feet, he shouted, "Shiloh! You came back, didn't you? I'm sorry—I miss you, I miss you so much..."
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Brian collapsed in the snow, letting the storm swallow him like it was Shiloh's arms pulling him under.
By morning, they found him frozen on the roadside, clutching her photo and the silver ring like a lifeline.