Chapter 9 ADRIAN I had been accustomed to grief, before; I thought I knew how it felt, and what it took out of me, but when Elena died, I realized that there were different ways of grief; in different categories. I was a wreck, I did not leave the house for a week, and stayed in Elena’s room, regretting everything that I had done, this past month, pushing her away, not willing to tell her anything and she assumed that we were done, and now she left and was gone permanently, I refused calls, even from Vivian and my mum, unwilling to speak to anyone. The police in charge of the case, had been working hard, dropping voicemails updating me on any new things that had occured. It has been five days of grief, when my phone was ringing persistently without stopping. It was the officer on duty that day, officer Daro. I hesitantly reached for it, answering the call as I ran my hand through my unshaven beards and spoke, “Officer, I am not in the mood for…” “There is no sign of a body in th
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