It was the third year after Liam and I broke up when I journeyed to Mount Cinderpeak. But an avalanche… it buried me forever beneath the cruel, unforgiving snow. In the fleeting moment before oblivion claimed me, an angelic whisper brushed against my ear. “Eleanor, you performed many good deeds in your life, so you may enter heaven. I grant you three days to finish anything left undone.” When I opened my eyes again, I found myself back in the car, next to a body that had long since grown cold. I understood. The angel had given me time to handle my own affairs after death. Watching the snow drift down, I buried the last photo of Liam and me in a snowdrift. “Liam, I came to the mountains. But you broke your promise.” I opened the trunk, carefully arranged my own body inside a suitcase, then packed it with crushed ice and thick snow to keep it cold. Once all that was done, I called Veridian City Funeral Home. “Hello, I’d like to book funeral services for three days from now.” “The deceased’s name is Eleanor.” The angel wanted me to handle everything, so I had to drive back to Veridian City and prepare myself a dignified funeral. With everything arranged, I drove slowly along the icy, snow-covered road. After a few turns, I noticed a car stalled ahead. A woman in a white down jacket stood in the middle of the road, waving. I had no choice but to pull over. As I rolled down the window, she removed her mask, revealing a pale, delicate face. “Chloe?” I gasped in surprise. My high school deskmate, whom I hadn’t seen since graduation, unexpectedly appeared here. Chloe was equally delighted to see me. “Ellie, it’s so good to see you here!” “My boyfriend’s car broke down. The insurance company can’t send a tow truck until tomorrow. Can we catch a ride with you?” I hesitated. After all, I was already dead; having living people in the car with me felt… wrong. But then I thought, performing good deeds might earn me favor from above. So, I agreed to their request. Chloe quickly waved towards the Maybach stuck in the snow, and a man in a black trench coat approached. Just one glance, and I froze. In the three years since Liam and I broke up, I’d imagined our reunion countless times. I never expected that when we met again, I’d already be dead, and Liam would be someone else’s boyfriend. As Liam walked closer, my heart fluttered, and I pulled my gaze away. Chloe smiled, linking her arm through his: “Liam, this is my high school friend, Eleanor. It’s such a coincidence running into her today. We can all go back to Veridian City together.” Hearing Chloe’s introduction, a storm of bittersweet emotions churned within me. I watched the man before me, the boyish awkwardness gone, replaced by the steady composure and maturity of an adult. The “long time no see” caught in my throat, refusing to be spoken. Just as I was about to speak, Liam pulled a credit card from his pocket and handed it to me. “Ms. Eleanor, this is for gas. My girlfriend gets car sick, so please, you can ride in the back.” His icy tone instantly choked me. I didn’t take the card. “I’m sorry, but I prefer to drive my own car. You two can take the back seat.” As I shut the door, I heard Chloe whisper to Liam. “Ellie is kind enough to drive us home. How can you be so rude, as if you’ve known each other before?” Liam’s eyes, dark and deep as midnight, narrowed. “Never met her.” Those three simple words made my heart clench, a painful, rhythmic squeeze. I drove calmly, unwilling to let my emotions show. Right. There was no going back. Whether we knew each other or not, it didn’t matter anymore. On the way, Chloe suddenly spoke. “Ellie, what brings you to Mount Cinderpeak?” My hands tightened on the steering wheel. “It was a place my ex-boyfriend and I promised to visit three years ago. So, I wanted to come.” After a long pause, Liam’s deep voice broke the silence. “Ms. Eleanor, don’t get distracted while driving. You can’t afford to be responsible for anyone’s life.” His sharp words brutally pierced my already frozen heart, instantly jolting me back to reality. He was right. I was already dead. What was the point of bringing up a three-year promise to Liam now?
Chloe glared at Liam. “Ellie, don’t mind him. He’s been acting weird all day, like he’d swallowed a firecracker.” “But Ellie, once we leave Mount Cinderpeak, where are you headed? Are we going the same way?” Through the rearview mirror, I secretly watched the man I’d thought of countless times in sleepless nights. My voice was hoarse. “No. Once the car reaches Veridian City, I need to attend a funeral.” The air in the car thickened with a sudden, palpable gravity. Chloe’s expression sobered. “Since we’re riding with you back to Veridian City, we’ll accompany you to pay our respects. After all, the deceased deserves it.” I glanced at Liam, seeing his silent, uncommitted expression, and my grip on the steering wheel tightened slightly. I had no family, no friends. If someone attended my funeral, perhaps I wouldn’t feel so alone when I passed on. “Thank you.” I continued to drive at a steady pace. The snow chains grated against the icy ground with a rhythmic shush, and the vast white expanse of snow obscured the road ahead. In the back seat, Chloe leaned into Liam’s embrace, but couldn’t resist asking about my past relationships. “Ellie, why did you break up with your boyfriend back then? I remember you were so in love with him; your SnapChat stories were always filled with little love notes to him.” I paused for a moment. “His friends said I was pathetic for trying to please him. He didn’t deny it, and I just… lost interest.” Three years ago, after college graduation, I’d pulled two all-nighters to help Liam design his job application portfolio. Just as I was about to give it to him, I overheard his friends badmouthing me. Their words were incredibly harsh, but Liam merely swirled the wine in his glass, not bothering to refute a single thing. In fact, there was a hint of smug satisfaction in his expression. It was in that moment that I realized how utterly pointless it all was. Chloe immediately sat upright from Liam’s arms. “How could they be like that? That’s so messed up!” “But then again, you can tell a lot about a guy by the company he keeps. Ellie, you were right to break up with him.” Listening to Chloe’s indignant words, I gave a faint hum of agreement. “Mmm.” Liam, who had been silent, suddenly spoke. “Relationships are between two people. Ms. Eleanor, that’s a pretty flimsy reason to break up, don’t you think?” I didn’t reply. Chloe, beside him, was already annoyed. “What do you know? Some guys are just so awful that they make their girlfriends sick of them!” “Liam, if any of your friends ever talk badly about me, you *have* to defend me, or I’ll never forgive you.” Liam’s jawline tightened slightly. After a long moment, he squeezed out a single word. “Okay.” Outside the window, the snow fell harder, blurring the windshield into a white haze. With poor visibility, I turned on the cold air to clear the glass. Chloe in the back seat blew into her hands, rubbing them together. “It’s so cold in here, Ellie. Can you turn on the heater?” I thought of the body in the trunk and took a few hand warmers from my bag, handing them to Chloe. “The heater can get stuffy. Use these to warm your hands.” As Chloe took them, her fingers brushed against my icy cold ones, and her eyes widened in surprise. “Your hands are freezing! What if you catch a cold without the heater on?” I paused slightly. I was already dead; having no body heat was normal. But how was I supposed to explain that to her? Just then, Liam leaned forward, extended his long arm, and switched on the car’s heater. “Ms. Eleanor, getting sick up here in the mountains can be life-threatening. You offered us a ride, so you’re responsible for our safety.” Hearing his usual domineering tone, I sighed inwardly and said no more. The only sound was the crunching of the tires on the snow. After what felt like an eternity, we finally drove out of the heavily snowed-in road and reached a town at the base of the mountain. Liam looked out at the darkening sky and said, “It’s too late. We’ll stay here for the night.”
I frowned slightly. “No, I need to get back to Veridian City within three days. I can’t stay here overnight.” Chloe pointed at the thick snow outside, her face full of disapproval. “It’s dark and snowing heavily. Driving at night isn’t safe. We can’t prioritize speed over our lives!” My gaze swept towards the back of the car, and I made a decision. “I’ll keep driving. You two can stay in town and book plane tickets back tomorrow.” The tires made a muffled thud in the snow as the car stopped in front of a guesthouse. I unlocked the car doors, motioning for them to get out. But Liam pressed the ignition button, killing the engine, and pulled out the car keys. “The heavy snow has closed the city. All trains and flights are grounded.” “Ms. Eleanor, you already promised to travel with us. A person should be honest and keep their word.” He said, then got out of the car and opened the driver’s side door, gesturing for me to step out. “Don’t worry, it’s just one night. It won’t delay your funeral.” Chloe also tried to persuade me. “Drowsy driving is really dangerous. We’re also going back to Veridian City with you for the funeral, so we can’t have any accidents.” I had no choice but to follow them into the guesthouse. It was freezing cold and rooms were scarce; we only managed to book one twin room. I initially thought of just toughing it out in the car for the night, but then I figured if Liam wasn’t awkward, why should I be the one feeling awkward? Inside the room, Chloe went to the bathroom to shower first. Liam and I sat on separate beds, each on our phones, a clear boundary between us. The sound of rushing water filled the bathroom. Liam suddenly looked at me. “It’s been three years. Aren’t you going to unblock me yet?” I paused slightly. “Since we’ve broken up, there’s no need for further contact.” Liam’s expression turned cold. “Right. A good ex should act like they’re dead.” His words were laced with thorns, especially that word, ‘dead,’ which made me uncomfortable again. “Liam, if you can’t talk respectfully, there’s no need for us to travel together.” All I wanted now was to get my own body ‘home’ and finally put an end to my life. Running into them on the way was an accident, and I’d keep my promise to give them a ride. But I didn’t want Liam to affect my emotions right before I disappeared. Perhaps my tone was too firm, as Liam’s expression became a bit unnatural. “I still need to transfer the gas money to you. It’s not too late to block me after we get back to Veridian City.” I hesitated for a moment but then opened my SnapChat blocked list. Seeing the single user profile there, my fingertips trembled slightly as I unblocked Liam. I found myself instinctively tapping into his profile, checking his recent posts. To my surprise, Liam, who used to dislike posting about his daily life, had been updating his posts every day. The latest post was a back-shot of him and Chloe holding hands, embraced, on Mount Cinderpeak. [The golden morning light kissed the peaks. I found her on Mount Cinderpeak.] The post was made on March 22nd at 6:33 AM. That was the exact moment I was buried in the snow—my time of death. I scrolled down, seeing every post on Liam’s profile, all documenting his affectionate moments with Chloe. They watched the Northern Lights in Iceland, scuba-dived in Bali to see fish, and saw the lavender fields in Provence… Every place I’d never got the chance to explore with Liam, Liam had taken Chloe to every single one of them. A pang of bitter sadness tightened its grip on my heart. After Liam finished transferring the money, he leaned back on the sofa, looking at his phone. “You used to post three times a day. How come you haven’t updated your profile at all?”
My body stiffened. My own SnapChat activity had stopped the day we broke up and hadn’t been updated since. “Didn’t feel like it.” I couldn’t help but ask him. “What about you? You never used to like posting. Why so many updates these past two years?” Liam looked up at me. “People change. You, more than anyone, should know that.” I dug my nails into my palm, the sharp, familiar pain anchoring me back to some semblance of calm. Yes, people change. When we first started dating, I tried countless ways to get Liam to post a picture of me on social media. But Liam would never agree, saying: “Happiness is between two people. No need for everyone to know.” Yet now, for Chloe, he updated his profile every single day. Some people had moved so far ahead, while I was still stuck in the same place… Just then, Chloe emerged from the bathroom, playfully asking Liam to help her blow-dry her hair. The whirring sound of the hairdryer seemed to blow all the moisture in the room straight into my heart. I went into the bathroom, turned on the shower, and stood there blankly. I couldn’t tell if the water on me was hot or cold. It seemed that ever since my revival, I could no longer feel the world’s temperature. That night, Chloe and I slept in one bed, and Liam took the other. But in the middle of the night, Chloe quietly got out of bed and went to the opposite side. I heard some rustling, followed by soft moans and gasps. “…Go easy, don’t wake Ellie…” No sooner had Chloe spoken than the rocking of the wooden bed intensified, bumping harder. I didn’t sleep a wink all night. When I woke up in the morning, Liam and Chloe were no longer in the room. Snowflakes were falling again, and the world outside the window was a pristine white. I looked at the SUV in the parking shelter, worried that the ice in the trunk might have melted prematurely from the heater being on all day. I asked the guesthouse owner for a bucket of crushed ice, then shoveled a layer of fresh snow from outside, wanting to add more ice around my body. However, as I stepped out with the ice bucket, I saw Chloe and Liam standing by the rear of the car, holding a large bag. They were fumbling, trying to open the trunk. “Ellie, I’m just putting something in the back.” My heart skipped a beat. Instinctively, I tried to stop them. “Don’t open it!” As my words fell, a ‘click’ echoed. The trunk popped open, and the black suitcase came into everyone’s view— I quickly stumbled over and pressed the trunk down. “Just put your things in the front. The trunk is already full.” Chloe glanced at the black suitcase and mumbled softly. “It’s stuffed to the brim. You really have a lot of luggage…” She placed her bag in the back seat and clapped her gloved hands, shaking off bits of snow. “Ellie, let’s go get breakfast.” I shook my head. “You two go ahead. I need to reorganize my luggage.” Chloe nodded, linked her arm with Liam’s, and they walked off. Once they were gone, I reopened the trunk. I refilled the crushed ice around the suitcase, then pressed a layer of snow on top. After all that, I gently ran my hand over the suitcase’s surface, as if caressing my own body. “Sleep, just a little longer. We’ll be home soon…” Done with my task, I returned the bucket to the guesthouse reception. When I returned to the car, Liam and Chloe were walking side by side. “Ellie, you took so long. I brought you some soy milk and baozi. Eat it while it’s hot.” Looking at the breakfast Chloe offered, I hesitated. Although I now had a physical form, I was essentially a dead person. I had no breath, no heartbeat, and couldn’t even perceive temperature. Could I even eat these things? As I wrestled with my dilemma, Liam spoke in a deep voice. “Chloe burned her hand buying you this soy milk. Don’t disappoint her.”
As soon as I looked up, I met Liam’s unyielding gaze. Chloe also looked a little embarrassed. “Ever since I’ve been with Liam, he’s always prepared my three meals a day. This is the first time I’ve actively bought breakfast.” Her genuine words left me at a loss for a reply. “Thank you.” I gently accepted it, offering my thanks. But given my condition, I ultimately didn’t eat it. Once in the car, I continued driving south. The snow thinned out, and the long-awaited sunlight pierced through the clouds, warming me slightly. After four hours of driving, we reached a small town. The navigation system warned me about driver fatigue and suggested a rest stop. I pulled the car into an open-air parking lot. Chloe, excited, looked at the scattered shops ahead, linked her arm with Liam’s, and got out of the car. “Ellie, Liam and I are going to look around. We’ll be back in half an hour.” Liam glanced at me, then proactively took Chloe’s hand. After they left, I noticed a local photo studio nearby. Thinking I hadn’t prepared a death portrait yet, I instinctively walked inside. The owner enthusiastically introduced me to various traditional outfits. “You’re so beautiful, you could take some stunning photos in a traditional mountain robe.” I shook my head. “I just need a simple seated photo, no costume changes.” My request was modest, and the photographer quickly took the picture. I looked at the color photo on the computer screen and told the owner. “Could you please convert this photo to black and white for me?” The owner looked a bit surprised. “Black and white photos aren’t usually for happy occasions… Is this for…” I smiled bitterly. “It’s for a funeral portrait.” As soon as the words left my lips, a forceful tug suddenly pulled my hand from behind. I turned around, meeting Liam’s indignant eyes. “What funeral portrait?” I hadn’t expected Liam to appear then. I subtly pulled my hand back. “My funeral portrait.” Liam’s expression stiffened, a sneer almost overflowing from his eyes. “What’s the point of using such a lie to deceive people?” I hadn’t expected my honest confession to be dismissed as a mere lie by Liam. Regardless of whether he believed me or not, it no longer mattered. I brushed back the strands of hair the wind had messed up, my voice so light it seemed to scatter. “I was just kidding. It’s for a friend’s funeral portrait.” Then, I looked at the owner. “Is the photo color adjusted?” The owner looked at us both in surprise, then lowered his gaze to the computer screen, momentarily confused. “Why did the photo suddenly get overexposed…? Ma’am, we might need to retake it.” I walked over to the computer, only to see that the originally clear photo had somehow become blurry. It looked as if something had obscured it, making it impossible to distinguish who was in it. I couldn’t help but glance at my own faintly dissipating hand and let out a bitter laugh. “Never mind. Let’s just leave it.” I was a dead person now. Even if I took a thousand, ten thousand more photos, they probably wouldn’t come out clear. I was about to head back to the car, but Liam stopped me. “Chloe wants to take some snow wedding photos here. We’ll leave after we’re done.” Hearing that, I really frowned. We’d clearly agreed to leave after a half-hour rest. Why the sudden change to wedding photos? “I need to get back to Veridian City quickly. I don’t have time for delays.” Liam furrowed his brow slightly. “Taking wedding photos is a big deal for Chloe and me. How can you call that a delay?” Seeing his tone, I felt a surge of anger. “Liam, your big life events have nothing to do with me!” “But this funeral is the most important event of my life, and I have to be there on time!” “It’s just your friend’s funeral. Is it really necessary to rush like this? We can make up the time on the highway.”
Liam sounded a bit impatient. As the atmosphere grew tense, Chloe approached, wearing a pure white wedding gown. “Ellie, don’t be angry. We’ll only take one set of snow wedding photos, then change immediately and leave. It won’t take long.” Despite her somewhat pleading gaze, I still refused. I told them they could rent a car locally and take their time. A wedding is a woman’s once-in-a-lifetime event, and wedding photos are something she cherishes forever. But if it meant I couldn’t even complete my own funeral after I died, what was the point of the time the angel had granted me? Besides, I knew Liam was probably behind this. After so many years together, I knew his vengeful nature. But I was already dead. Why should I compromise for this man? Because of my insistence on leaving, Chloe changed her clothes. She said she’d already taken several sets of snow wedding photos on Mount Cinderpeak anyway, so this spot wasn’t essential. The atmosphere grew stiff for a while. The three of us returned to the car. Chloe yawned endlessly, wanting to lie down and rest alone in the back seat, so Liam sat in the passenger seat. The drive was quiet as the white SUV merged onto the highway leading to Veridian City. The snow outside had stopped, and a fine drizzle mixed with cold wind lashed against the windshield, creating streaks of water. I focused on driving. In the back, Chloe stretched and sat up. Seeing the navigation indicate we were nearing Veridian City, she suddenly spoke with emotion. “Ellie, it was so good meeting you on this trip. Otherwise, Liam and I would still be stranded on the mountain.” “You absolutely have to come to our wedding.” My hands tightened on the steering wheel. “Let’s talk after we get back to Veridian City.” But Chloe didn’t pick up on my subtle refusal. Instead, she had a new idea. “How about you be my bridesmaid?” As soon as her words fell, Liam and I spoke in unison. “No!” At the same time, the car lurched violently, slamming into the guardrail. “Bang—!” I quickly gripped the steering wheel, managing to pull over safely into the emergency lane. Liam immediately unbuckled his seatbelt and got out to check on Chloe. “Chloe, are you hurt anywhere?” Chloe, still shaken, shook her head. “I’m fine, but my stomach hurts a bit. I think my period is coming…” Liam immediately prepared hand warmers for her. I got out to inspect the car, finding only the front bumper damaged, nothing serious. I breathed a sigh of relief. Just as I was about to get back into the driver’s seat, Liam already beat me to it, pulling the car door open. “Your nerves are shot, and your focus is easily divided. I’ll drive the rest of the way.” This time, I didn’t refuse. The closer we got to Veridian City, the more ethereal my soul-body became. I worried I wouldn’t be able to drive this last stretch properly, so I could only entrust it to Liam. I was about to go to the back seat, but Liam told me to sit in the passenger seat directly. “Chloe’s on her period; she needs the space to rest.” I paused slightly, then silently sat in the passenger seat. The rain pattered down, obscuring the view outside the window. Once Liam was driving steadily, Chloe brought up the previous topic again. “Liam, why didn’t you want Ellie to be my bridesmaid?” Liam’s eyes darkened for a moment but said nothing more. I thought of my awkward past with Liam, and my own dissipating body. My voice was a little dry. “A tarot reader once told me my stars weren’t aligned, so it’s bad luck for me to be a bridesmaid.”
Chloe didn’t expect me to say that, and her face showed disapproval. “That’s all nonsense, come on! You’re such a good person, how could your stars be bad? Ellie, trust me!” “I’m a good judge of character. Your future boyfriend will be just as wonderful as you are, and you’ll be just as happy as I am.” The car swayed slightly. I instinctively glanced at Liam, noticing the veins on his hand, gripping the steering wheel, stood out starkly. I moved my pale lips, responding softly. “Perhaps.” But whether I was happy or not, that would only be in the next life. My current life had already ended at the age of twenty-six. There was no future for me anymore. The scenery along the highway blurred past. A sign indicated only 1 kilometer left to Veridian City. Just as I was lost in thought, my phone received a border-crossing message from Veridian City. [Welcome Home to Veridian City! Heaven’s Gates Funeral Services are honored to assist you.] My breath hitched, and it felt like a ball of fire was lodged in my chest. The heat crawled up from my chest, scorching me so much that even my fingertips trembled. Liam noticed something was off and turned his head to look at me. “What’s wrong with you? Your face is so pale.” I bit hard on my lower lip, weakly shaking my head. “Nothing.” Seeing my ceaselessly trembling body, Liam raised his right hand and directly touched my forehead. “Why are you so cold?” Then, he turned on the car’s heater, and a wave of warm air hit me. I thought of the body in the trunk and reached out to turn it off. “I don’t need the heater…” Liam swatted my hand away, turned the steering wheel, and drove the car directly into a highway rest stop. “You’re shivering like this. Are you trying to freeze and catch a cold?” Chloe’s comforting voice also came from the back seat. “Yes, Ellie, you need to take care of yourself. Let’s rest at the service area for a bit.” After I finished speaking, once the car was parked, I got out and went to the restroom. Liam walked to the passenger side and opened the car door. “I’ll take you into the service area for some hot water and to find a clinic to see a doctor.” I shook my head, unwilling to get out of the car. “No need. I know my own body.” Liam, without a word, grabbed my hand, intending to pull me out of the car. But as he touched my wrist, his face instantly changed. “Why don’t you have a pulse?” I remembered Liam, who’d studied pre-med in college, and quickly pulled my hand back. “It’s just cold; my pulse isn’t very clear.” I instinctively explained, unwilling for Liam to notice any more clues. My phone rang. I picked it up and saw it was a call from the funeral center. Avoiding Liam, I walked to the back of the car and answered. “Hello, we need to process the cremation certificate. Can we confirm the name of the deceased one more time?” I reached out and gently brushed the trunk, my voice a little hoarse. “Eleanor.” “Okay, for the funeral, we need a family member to greet the hearse into the hall and hold the deceased’s portrait. Will that be you…” Hearing the staff member’s inquiry, I blurted out. “I have something important, I can’t be there.” The other end of the phone hesitated for a moment. “If you’re not coming, who will be bringing the deceased? And who should we designate as the family representative?” Snow began to fall again, sparsely. I reached out, catching a snowflake, and looked at Liam, who was also on the phone not far away. “Her friend, Liam, will be delivering the body. It’s in the SUV’s trunk right now.” “As for the funeral and memorial service procedures, he will handle everything.” After hanging up the phone, I felt my body become much lighter. Liam, this time, this is our real goodbye…
I sat back in the passenger seat, quietly waiting for Chloe to return before we set off again. But after Liam hung up his phone, he walked directly to the driver’s seat. He got in the car and started the engine. Seeing him about to leave, I quickly spoke. “Chloe isn’t here yet.” “Chloe won’t be traveling with us anymore. A driver will pick her up soon.” He said, then fastened his seatbelt. My phone received a SnapChat message from Chloe. [Ellie, my mom said it’s disrespectful for a girl on her period to attend a funeral, so she wants Liam to represent me and accompany you. We’ll get together another time.] I replied with an ‘Okay,’ my heart a mix of emotions. Liam was already driving, continuing on the highway. The car was quiet, and we could hear each other’s breathing clearly. I curled my hands slightly, turning my head to look out the window. Suddenly, Liam’s question broke the silence in my ear. “After the funeral, where are you planning to go?” I paused, unsure how to answer. Once the funeral ended, I would completely vanish from this world. Where I went next depended on the angel’s arrangements. “I don’t know.” I said honestly. Liam gripped the steering wheel tightly, his dark eyes swirling with emotion. “Eleanor, don’t you have any plans for your life? Have you just been living day by day all these years?” I lowered my eyes, my voice barely a whisper. “I guess so.” After all, my life had already ended. Every minute, every second I now lived was a gift from the angel. Thinking of Liam and Chloe, who were about to walk down the aisle. I thought for a moment, then spoke the heartfelt blessing brewing inside me. “Liam, I wish you and Chloe an early happy wedding and a lifetime of happiness.” The car suddenly lurched. Liam’s jawline tightened further. “Eleanor, what do you mean by that? When we were together, you never cared about my affairs!” “Now that we’ve broken up, you’re faking well wishes?!” I hadn’t expected such an intense reaction from him. For a moment, I was confused. “Don’t you want my blessings?” Liam stepped on the gas, and the car’s speed surged to 120 mph. “Now I’m finally sure. You truly never loved me.” The scenery outside flew past as the white SUV sped along under the twilight sky. I gripped my seatbelt tightly, feeling a little out of breath. The atmosphere in the car was suffocating. I didn’t know what else to say. Had I loved him? If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have been stuck in the same place three years after our breakup, going to the snow-covered mountains alone… But now, what did it matter if I had loved him or not? I was dead, and he was getting married, wasn’t he? A few hours later, the car exited the Veridian City tollbooth. A funeral home hearse was parked by the roadside, the driver waving at the white SUV. Liam pulled over and rolled down the window. The staff member presented his ID and said. “Hello, Mr. Harrison? This is the memorial service guest list for Veridian City Funeral Home. Please sign here.” Liam looked a little confused. “Why do I need to sign?” The staff member politely replied. “This was Ms. Eleanor’s request.” Liam glanced at me, resting in the passenger seat, and silently took the form, signing his name in the bottom right corner. After signing, Liam followed the hearse towards the funeral home. The closer we got to the funeral home, the lighter I felt. A long-forgotten sense of drowsiness slowly crept up from deep within me. I knew my time was running out. Through the car window, I watched the scenery outside. The bustling crossroads, the sky filled with twilight hues, and the skyscrapers piercing the clouds… Everything I saw, I etched deeply into my memory.
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