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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 · Fantasi
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124 Chs

Jealousy

Once I've calmed down, we decided to sit down on the ground of the In-Between.

"I'm sorry to be asking this, Evangeline." Death said as he held my hand. "Why didn't you think of leaving the relationship?" 

I kept quiet, turning away from him. Even though I knew he didn't mean any harm and that I could trust him more than anyone I could when I was alive, I couldn't help but feel defensive.

"By keeping this guy," He continued. "You were slowly killing yourself already, and you didn't even realize it."

I took a deep sigh, trying to piece my thoughts together.

"I just wanted to make things work," I said after a few seconds. "I guess you can say that my judgment was too clouded by my 'love' for him."

Death shook his head in disappointment but muttered, "I understand."

I'm genuinely worried that he 𝘥𝘪𝘥 understand because I had a hard time comprehending my reasoning on why I stayed.