“…but death?…”

~Randall~

As I woke up, I dragged my hand on the other side of the bed, hoping to touch her. But when I felt it was empty, I slowly opened my eyes and raised my head to look around.

Looking out of the window, it was nighttime already. ‘How long did I sleep?’ I wondered, picking up my phone to check the time.

It was 7:30 p.m. It was the first time in a long time I had slept so soundly. Also, I didn’t dream about the night I was almost killed any more!

As much as Daciana believed I was her peace, she was mine too. Making love and sleeping in each other’s arms after a long time was the best feeling ever.

I yawned widely and stretched out my arms before getting out of bed. I put on my clothes and headed out of the room to look for Daciana.

I walked down the hallway and when I got to the stairs, I noticed the house was awkwardly silent and the only thing I could hear were sniffs coming from the living room.

‘What’s going on?’ I wondered, making my way to the living room, and that was