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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 · แฟนตาซี
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124 Chs

Sunshine

The In-Between changed its shape in my old university classroom.

It was a spacious, well-lit room with neatly arranged rows of desks and chairs. The professor's podium stood at the front, complete with a laptop and a projector for the professor to use as a teaching aid. 

"Class dismissed," the professor announced, leaving the classroom before everybody else.

As soon as he disappeared from view, the majority of the class sighed in relief that they could finally leave the campus. But honestly, can you blame them? It was already past seven in the evening when he dismissed the class. He went overtime way too much on just the first day of classes.

I (probably just a year or two younger than the current me) headed out of the classroom with a glum expression.

'Why hasn't Klaus texted me yet?' I thought in annoyance. 'He hasn't been responsive for the past few days.'