So it turned out what Martha said to him was true. Arnold died because his late friend wanted to protect him? He pressed the pause button on the screen of his smartphone, trying to calm his recurring anxiety symptoms. The video still had half an hour left, but he could not bear to watch it anymore. It was too painful. Watching a video recording of a man who could no longer live and be next to him only increased his guilt for not being able to protect his late friend. He could not bear to see Arnold's face, which stopped moving after he pressed the pause button. The memory of Arnold's death spun again, making him froze. All the cells in his body froze again as if he were in a cold and frozen room. The entire room where he was in suddenly turned grey. Time seemed to stop for a moment, leavin
