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"So this is what they mean when they say your life flashes before your eyes when you die."

Betrayed. Battered. Broken. 

Evangeline Vermillion has had enough of her pathetic life. She was young—only in her early 20s—and she had planned to end it all by setting herself on fire. 

That was how she met Death—cold, dark, tall, and...handsome? Huh. Who knew the Grim Reaper could look like that? He takes her hand and guides her through the In-Between, the sacred realm between the Land of the Living and the Afterlife. Together, they revisit her most important memories. From the misfortunes of her childhood, to the chaos and bloodshed of the wrong kinds of love, Evangeline must confront the demons of her past to get to The Other Side.

Through all of the pain and anguish, Death stands with her, an enigmatic companion and unlikely confidant. And in their brief waltz between realms, Evangeline finally finds what she always wanted but never had: to belong and to be loved.

Waltz with Death

"You know," Sunshine sneered, glancing at the table behind Evangeline. "I hate cheaters."

Evangeline looked up from my laptop, tilting her head in confusion at Sunshine's random outbursts.

The In-Between didn't change since the setting of the current memory was still Cafe Perry. Evangeline and Sunshine were currently dining on the tables outside of the cafe, breathing in the city's polluted air.

Sunshine, this time, was visiting the shop as a customer. Like what she previously promised, Sunshine used her employee perks and got a discount for the fuckton of food they ordered. On their table were four cakes of different flavors, one salted caramel and one vanilla frappuccino, one carbonara, and one chicken cordon bleu with mashed potato.

"Why the hell did you order so much food?" Death looked at the display of pure gluttony before us with skepticism. "Are you planning to hibernate or something?"

Dirty Cheats of the World