JENNA
Cecil watched his wife in the mirror cry out for a husband who was moment Death felt awful for showing him such things. But Death was an expert on stubborn old men, and he knew Cecil would not break, not yet. his voice lacked conviction, and his insides felt cold and dead. “I will take a break from work for the duration of my wife’s pregnancy to assure I will Death gave a dismissive shrug. “If you choose to remain home, incident would have been the moment of inspiration for your greatest in vention and would have sent you to the courts of kings. For your son, you there nothing I can do that is great? Why show me such things I have With that Cecil turned away and buried himself back in his blan Death sighed, feeling pity for the man and shame for himself. But he was not about to give up on Cecil, not when Cecil had never given up for for him to look up again.
and bid him watch. even younger. He was walking through a small cemetery, eyes wandering
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