Headstones

"Yeah, my distant cousin. Ethan DeLoach."

Neil's eyes widened in astonishment and he subconsciously took a step forward.

"Ethan DeLoach?" he echoed beneath his breath. This explained why his boss sometimes treated this country like his territory. It was because he had a cousin who was one of the most powerful men there.

While Neil's head was swimming in thoughts, Archie, on the other hand, took one last look at the headstones clustered together, his eyes lingering on each of the names scrawled with cursive writings for one second more than the previous, starting from the right to the left.

~Vanessa Alonso–Donovan

(Made it to 34 despite all the coffee I drank.)

~Alexander Donovan

(Made it to 36 without completely losing my mind)

~ Anthony Donovan

(Lived life to the fullest for 10 years. Barely made a dent.)