“When I was undergoing chemotherapy day and night and my hair fell out, where was she?”
“When I cried every night in agony, unable to understand why she left me, did she feel even a shred of guilt?”
Seeing the hysterical man in front of him, the detective was stunned.
Carl twitched his nostrils, as if trying to suppress his own shameful side.
“Sorry… I didn’t know…” Looking apologetic, the detective patted his shoulder, urging him to let it go.
What neither of them knew was that I was standing beside them, as light as air. I kept waving my hands, trying to get them to notice me. “It's not like that! It's nothing like that!”
I screamed at the top of my lungs, trying to make them hear me.
"Carl, when you were undergoing cancer treatment, I was locked in a small dark room and tortured.”
“When your hair fell out, mine was also pulled out by the roots, making me wish I were dead.”
“When you couldn’t understand why I disappeared, I desperately hoped you would come to save me.”
And yet …
None of this reached his ears. After all, I had turned into a phantom that could only exist for a week and I had used all my strength to fly to his side.
But I still could not tell him the truth.
I collapsed helplessly to the ground, tears that didn’t exist falling in large drops.
Almost simultaneously, his eyes also turned red. He shrugged his shoulders as he whispered to himself, "When she left, she didn't take any jewelry with her. It’s like she’d made up her mind never to come back.”
“So, officer, there's no need to call me again. She couldn't possibly be dead and this female corpse definitely couldn't be her.”
After saying that, he turned and left the forensic lab without a second glance.
Just as he stepped out the door, the forensic pathologist, who was conducting the examination standing beside him, suddenly changed his expression. "Mr. Harrison, wait a moment!"
But almost at the same time, Carl’s phone rang and he answered it with a smile and gentle voice. So, he didn't hear the forensic doctor's call at all.
“Lindsay, did you have another nightmare? Don't worry, I'll be right back.”
“Do you still want that cranberry cake from the shop in Laiden City? I'll pick it up on my way back.”