Faye continued writing in her diary.
"November 3, 2024. Evelyn's birthday. Everyone got wasted. When I woke up, Lucas was lying next to me."
"Evelyn brought Ethan in to catch us. He asked me to explain, but I just admitted I didn't love him anymore. I knew Evelyn had liked him for a long time… and I had already taken over my dad's badge. I was about to leave school anyway."
"Ethan… if we ever meet again, I'll apologize to you."
*****
Tears streamed down Ethan's jaw, dripping onto the yellowed pages, smearing the ink.
I reached out my hand. But I couldn't touch his face.
"Don't bother. You're just a spirit right now, and you're barely holding on inside my space. You can't do anything. Faye, if I hadn't stepped in fast, you'd be completely gone by now. Can you hurry up and move on alr
