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When he pushed open the door and didn't find me in the bedroom, fear instantly consumed him. Where could a sick person like me have gone?
Countless frightening thoughts filled his mind.
He trembled as he pulled out his phone, preparing to call the police.
Just then, I appeared from the spare bedroom, dressed in a white
dress and fully made-up, smiling as I walked towards him.
"Stanley, you're finally back."
hand, which had been raised, froze in mid-air as he stared at me
blankly,
The girl from his memories, singing on stage, seemed to merge with the woman in front of him.
It was the same white dress and the same beautiful face.
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The difference was that despite the heavy makeup, my dark circles were still visible.
But that was en
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Good enough.
I lifted my skirt and s**ed over to him, grabbing his hand.
"Stanley, you've been so exhausted during this time. Why not let me
sing a song for you?"
He wanted to say yes.
But he couldn't utter a word.
Something inside him felt blocked and uncomfortable. He reached out
and held me.
I was real. The lively person in front of him was real.
Tears welled up in his eyes. He knew better than anyone the state of my health.
How could someone bedridden ever recover?
He feared that the price of this song was one he couldn't afford.
But as he looked at me, he couldn't bring himself to refuse.
Some
things, if they couldn't be changed, should be left with the most beautiful memories. a long pause, he nodded.
After a
"Okay."
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With his permission, I stood up and began gently.
I'll quietly stay with you. If there's doubt, can you stay with me until
the final destination..."
Stanley managed a forced smile. It had been so many years since he heard my singing.
Thankfully, it wasn it wasn't too late.
In the vast room, only my voice remained.
"My quietness is without doubt, so don't mention it. Can you take me back to the initial memory..."
He suddenly froze, realizing too late what I was trying to say.
"Until the end, I still believe in you. I understand that all of this was only the past. My heart stays with you, closing itself..." Stanley understood it.
After more than ten years of friendship and four years of marriage...
How could he
uld he not understand my heart?
Looking a
at this face, I sang the final line softly.
"I just want you to pick up..."
A burst of blood erupted from my mouth, and I collapsed heavily into
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his arms.
He stared straight ahead, holding me tightly.
As if I were the most precious treasure in the world...
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I showed him a faint smile and finally finished the song.
"The initial... memory."
Today marked the seventh day since Juliana's death. It was said the seventh day was the day of returning souls.
Would she come back?
Would she still want to see me?
I was uncertain.
I looked at my reflection in the mirror, a face covered in stubble and
looking haggard.
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