40 When I returned to the villa, Mia stood in front of me with red eyes. She looked extremely guilty and uneasy. She seemed on the verge of speaking several times, only to swallow her words. She looked pitiful, as though I had wronged her. From the stairs, Benjamin descended, his voice cold as he … Read more
167 1428 30 Benjamin burst into the room, his hair disheveled and breath coming in short gasps, clearly having rushed over. “Are you alright? What did the doctor say?” He hurriedly scanned me with a look of concern, his furrowed brow relaxing only when he saw that I was okay. As he leaned in to … Read more
20 Standing before me was a young girl, her face full of curiosity. She tilted her head as she gazed at me, her eyes sparkling with childlike brightness. “Eleanor, why are you crying?” She had my face, but younger, more innocent–a version of me from twenty years ago. “What are you doing here in the … Read more
10 On our tenth anniversary, Benjamin was working overtime. By now, this was no longer surprising to me.> When did he start forgetting our special days? How long had it been since he last remembered?> But my mind, heavy with fever, couldn’t dwell on these thoughts for long. The housemaid Benjamin had hired was off … Read more