9
The revelation awaited.
I trailed behind Terry's dark outline as he descended to the basement, my ghostly form drawn to his reluctant movements as we neared the morgue.
Despite his unwillingness, my lifeless body lay there, an undeniable fact.
With visible unease, Terry lifted the cloth covering my corpse.
It was my initial view of my own lifeless form.
The sight was far from serene—a body ravaged by sickness, thin hair, and hollow eyes.
Terry recoiled, his frame trembling slightly.
Strangely, I felt an urge to chuckle.
For all his disdain, he still feared my dead body.
His eyes fixed on the mark on my right shoulder, a reminder of the abduction.
There was no doubt now; this was certainly me.
"Not possible," Terry mumbled, fear creeping into his voice.
"Wendy, you deceiver, you can't be gone."
But the reality was unavoidable.
He stood motionless, gazing at my body while I floated above, a detached spectator to this grim scene.