I remembered the time I fell learning to ride a bike, my knee scraped and bleeding. He had picked me up without hesitation, carrying me on his back for blocks, cracking jokes along the way to distract me from the pain.
I remembered one birthday, when he pulled out the music box I had been dreaming of, like magic from behind his back, his eyes full of warmth and quiet affection.
The sound of the door crashing open jolted me from my thoughts.
Seraphina stormed in.
Her makeup was smudged, her eyes wild with rage and something that looked a lot like desperation.
“Evelyn!” she shouted. “Are you happy now? If it weren’t for your damn divorce, Magnus
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As soon as I could stand, I made my way to his room. The steady beep of the heart monitor filled the space, rhythmic and calm. But the silence around it felt heavy.
Memories of the past surged like unwelcomed intruder.
I remembered being a little girl, burning up with fever and mumbling nonsense through the night. Magnus had stayed by my side the whole time, changing cold towels on my forehead, whispering reassurances until the morning came.
I remembered the time I fell learning to ride a bike, my knee scraped and bleeding. He had picked me up without hesitation, carrying me on his back for blocks, cracking jokes along the way to distract me from the pain.
I remembered one birthday, when he pulled out the music box I had been dreaming of, like magic from behind his back, his eyes full of warmth and quiet affection.
The sound of the door crashing open jolted me from my thoughts.
Seraphina stormed in.
Her makeup was smudged, her eyes wild with rage and something that looked a lot lik desperation.
“Evelyn!” she shouted. “Are you happy now? If it weren’t for your damn divorce, Magni would’ve never been in that accident! You’ve clung to him for ten years–wasn’t th enough? Are you trying to kill him now?!”
I stepped back instinctively as she collapsed at Magnus’s bedside, sobbing dramatical “Magnus, please wake up… I’ll do anything you want, just wake up…”
Sunlight filtered through the window, casting a soft golden glow around her tear–soak figure. I stood in the shadows, watching the scene unfold like an outsider in someo else’s tragedy.
When I was about to leave, the monitor began to beep rapidly.
Magnus’s eyes flew open. He struggled to speak, his voice raw and hoarse.
“Eve… where’s Eve?”
