As soon as Ethan got home, he ripped open the package with a sharp tear.
Inside was a worn, yellowed diary.
It belonged to Zoe.
2021.12.24 It's Christmas Eve today! Ethan bought me an apple and said eating it would keep me safe and sound for the whole next year. But we got into a fight earlier, so I totally forgot to eat it.
Taped right above that entry was a photo.
It showed Zoe pouting, dragging her feet far behind Ethan as he walked farther and farther away from her.
2021.12.31 It's New Year's Eve tonight. Ethan lit fireworks with me. I was staring up at the bursts of color in the sky, but he was staring right at my eyes. He said the most beautiful sight in the world was right in his eyes.
The photo pasted beside this entry caught the two of them mid-moment, faces lit up by the g
