Eric and Amber went to find Dexter for my ashes.
Their eyes were swollen from crying.
I reckoned that bonds couldn’t be measured by time. ived with Dexter for 18 years, but he never hugged me once.
He never loved me for a single moment.
Most of the love I received in this world came from Amber and Eric.
I died on the night when I was rushing toward a new life.
“Give Carrie’s ashes back to us,” Amber said icily.
“Carrie wouldn’t want to stay by your side. The last thing she did was leave you, didn’t she?”
Amber didn’t curse at Dexter as bitterly as she had in front of me.
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She tried to maintain her dignity because she didn’t want people to look down on me to become friends with someone who swore all the time.
“Dexter, I know how much you hate Carrie,” Amber continued, staring at Dexter.
Dexter’s gaze was down as he held my ashes in his hands.
He remained silent. What else could he say?
