6
I knew Michael had a plan, but I was stuck in
the cabin, unable to see outside.
Michael cowered,
“Sarah, I won’t cross the line again. I’ll help
you find Gray, help you explain, and he’ll
come back to you.”
His strategy worked perfectly.
Sarah said touched,
“Michael, I’m sorry. You’re so weak, why did
you come to such a dangerous place? I’ll get
you and the baby to a hotel.”
Watching their cozy family scene. I felt a chill
Watching their cozy family scene, I felt a chill. After the baby finished feeding, they prepared to leave.
I noticed my remains on the beach were gone. Michael had Lee clean up the mess.
A sense of hopeless despair washed over me.
Why am I still here, unable to move on?
The next day, Sarah woke up in the hotel,
screaming,
“Gray, no-”
She sat up, waking the baby.
Michael mumbled from another bed,
“Sarah, what’s wrong?”
Sarah looked terrible, clutching her chest,
“I dreamt Gray was in trouble.”
She called Lee,
“Get over here. Tell me where Gray is!”
Lee was calm when he arrived.
He bowed,
“I’m sorry, Ms. Johnson. I didn’t want to upset
you, but Mr. Gray escaped five months ago, drugging a worker and taking a boat.”
Michael played along, gasping,
cc
Gray ran away? He hasn’t contacted you? How heartless!”
I clenched my fists. They were so callous,
lying after taking a life.
Sarah bit her lip,
“But he has no ID, where could he go?” Lee confidently pulled a file from his
briefcase,
“I’ve been tracking Mr. Gray. Last night, a
private investigator found something…
وو
Sarah tore open the file. Seeing the photos,
her face fell.
She gasped, her fingers white as she clutched
the pictures.
Michael added fuel to the fire,
“No way, that’s not Gray!”
Sarah threw the photos everywhere, closing
her eyes.
Seeing the scattered pictures, I trembled.
They showed me with different women, in compromising positions.
They were definitely photoshopped.
But Sarah believed it, yelling,
“I shouldn’t have looked for him! I was
pregnant, gave birth, and he was partying!” Michael grinned,
“No way, he couldn’t resist temptation for a few months… If I were him, I’d be by your
side, afraid of anything happening during your pregnancy.”
His words only angered Sarah more.
Her phone rang.
She answered curtly,
“Hello?”
A pause, then,
“I’m calling from the funeral home. Please
come to collect Mr. Gray’s ashes.”
