The Devil's Darling

t, but we still want to live. I was taking a shower, enjoying the feeling of cold water on my sk

my boyf

ere you?" he yell

I replied, putting the phone on speaker a

accident. The nurse has been calling

t mys

to my

cause of the curfew. I will be there by tomor

to a loud,

for you. I will be there for you. You're not alone. Don't do anything. I can

y tears and say, "Th

uspect it is a murder. And you may be the nex

, and I call a ca

umma, a

re all

lef

omeone a

they kil

hey want

ed as I entered the hospital. The

d to see thei

then it came to me: would they

roat of the person behind all of this. But

e private detective I could afford. No one found anything

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lay side by side, reminding me of the happi

ut now they were dry. A numbing emptiness was slowly taking over. I clutch

by the lake, with my parents laughin

old from afar. It was similar to the nightmares I had wh

the graves. My hands trembled as I placed the photograph on my mot

ber what my last w

ed to

how much they

I felt wi

h I lov

ter was a choked wh

of fresh tears welling up. I took a dee

y that was almost unbearable. I wanted to scream and shout. I wanted someon

d never known existed. I never

as created that seem

It was already past midnight by then. I was c

wanting to involve the poor driver in i

e today, why take the

e feeling came crashing in. I

fam

about him

began to patter down my body, as if the heavens themselves were mourning with me and

n't die

to live. I knew it was useless. They are on

it, "I want to live;

laughter. I felt a little embarrassed, b

his helmet. In this dark night,his features should not be visible exce

a good girl and sign these papers," he sai

e steps to not fall headfirst on the road. "Not even

p. I heard him say, "No one's going to hurt my

happeni