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Waltz with Death

"So this is what they mean when they say your life flashes before your eyes when you die." Betrayed. Battered. Broken. Evangeline Vermillion has had enough of her pathetic life. She was young—only in her early 20s—and she had planned to end it all by setting herself on fire. That was how she met Death—cold, dark, tall, and...handsome? Huh. Who knew the Grim Reaper could look like that? He takes her hand and guides her through the In-Between, the sacred realm between the Land of the Living and the Afterlife. Together, they revisit her most important memories. From the misfortunes of her childhood, to the chaos and bloodshed of the wrong kinds of love, Evangeline must confront the demons of her past to get to The Other Side. Through all of the pain and anguish, Death stands with her, an enigmatic companion and unlikely confidant. And in their brief waltz between realms, Evangeline finally finds what she always wanted but never had: to belong and to be loved.

ThreyaMidnight · Fantasy
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124 Chs

Vanilla

The location changed to the marketplace near my house, the same one where Sunshine and I bought the Granny Smiths for her baking disaster. 

This time, Evangeline was with Brownie instead, and they went there to buy eggs for the brownies she was planning to bake (that, hopefully, would not be a disaster).

"Oh no!" Death gasped dramatically.

"Don't be stupid," I rolled my eyes, swatting him on the arm. "As if I would bake my dog!"

"We got the fresh eggs, Brownie!" Evangeline jiggled the egg carton for emphasis. "Let's go back."

Brownie barked as if agreeing with her.

On the way to the market and back home, Evangeline and Brownie were constantly eyed by pedestrians.

"In the positive light or...?" Death trailed.

"Mostly,"

"Mostly?" He repeated, raising an eyebrow.

"Watch,"