I no longer feel my heart. It has fallen to the deepest pits of my stomach. A bitter taste pollutes my tongue, harshly different to the sweet coffee taste moments before.
But just like that, in just one moment, one interaction and a couple words that completely changes one's life.
And people say words aren't powerful.
I scramble at the page, ferociously flipping it from front to back searching for answers. Why didn't he finish the letter? What happened? Is this a cruel joke, Golding is playing at? A tornado of thoughts, questions and confusing emotions whirl in my mind.
I leave my unfinished cup of coffee and dash out the cafe, hyperaware of my surroundings yet in a daze.
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The Secrets Within Pages
Mystery / ThrillerOxford. Two overachievers. A series of murders. **please do not plagiarise my work. Enjoy!!