Chapter 6
The next day, Evelyn called in sick.
She visited St. Michael’s Cathedral, an ancient church on the outskirts of the city known for its spiritual significance.
Over the years, she’d spent countless hours there, kneeling in prayer.
Praying for Sophia’s soul to find peace.
Praying for Issac’s health and happiness.
But soon, she wouldn’t have the chance to come anymore.
This time, she knelt beneath the old oak tree in the cathedral garden.
Legend said that those who proved their devotion could request the church’s most sacred relics.
As evening fell, snow began to fall heavily.
The bitter wind whipped against Evelyn’s body, making her dizzy with cold.
Pain wracked her entire body, so intense that even in the freezing weather, sweat beaded on her
forehead.
She trembled violently until finally, blood spilled from her lips.
Still, Evelyn didn’t move. She knelt there for a day and a night.
At dawn, Father Michael found her half–buried in snow. Then he noticed the blood staining the white
ground.
“Child, your devotion is profound. What do you seek?”
Evelyn rose unsteadily, her face deathly pale, and crossed herself.
“Two blessed candles… and a protection medallion.”
The blessed candles were said to ensure peace for departed souls when placed at their memorial.
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Evelyn rushed to the office as soon as she received them, though her steps were unsteady.
These would be her final gifts to them.
Knowing Issac would reject anything from her directly, she secretly placed the candles on his desk during
lunch hour.
The protection medallion she planned to slip into his car when she had the chance.
Instead of leaving, she waited outside the building, hoping to see if Issac would keep the candles.
At 6:30, he emerged holding the gift bag she’d left.
Evelyn’s hopes rose, only to see him hand the bag to his assistant with a gesture toward…
The dumpsters.
She followed the assistant frantically.
Seeing him about to throw away the candles, she rushed forward. “Stop!”
She grabbed the bag, only to find it empty.
“I knew it was you.” Issac’s cold voice came from behind her.
Evelyn turned slowly to see him holding the candles.
The assistant left them alone.
Issac approached, his voice bitter as frost. “You think these foolish gestures can repay your debt to Sophia?”
“I just wanted… to give her one last gift,” she whispered.
Issac snapped the candles in half.
“No!”
Evelyn lunged forward but could only watch as he threw the broken pieces into the trash.
In her movement, something fell from her pocket.
Issac caught it – the protection medallion.
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Evelyn tensed.
His voice dripped with contempt. “All this talk of atonement, yet you’re still seeking protection for yourself? Still afraid of death, Evelyn?”
He laughed coldly and dropped the medallion.
It fell into a puddle.
“You don’t deserve protection. You deserve to suffer for the rest of your life.”
Issac turned and walked away, leaving Evelyn standing alone.
She stared at her sacred gifts, now ruined.
Just like her life – in the end, everything had been for nothing.
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