A Final Love Letter from the Dark Chapter 2

[Goodbye World: April 17, 2023, 9:34 AM — Take Everything You Want]

After years away, I finally returned to my family’s old house in the countryside.

Daisy held the phone behind me as I led my old golden retriever, Goldie, down a narrow dirt path through the fields. A soft laugh came from behind the lens.

"No wonder Silas just updated his status with a breakup song. It’s because you took Goldie with you!"

I turned around.

"What song? I blocked him the second I left."

"It’s a classic. Take Everything You Want."

Daisy and I locked eyes for a moment and burst into a fit of bittersweet laughter.

"Take everything you want,

I’ll handle what’s left.

Just leave our dog,

Whether he’s useful or not..."

Daisy laughed until tears came out.

"He wanted nothing but the dog, and you took nothing but the dog! Hahaha!"

Our laughter echoed under the vast sky.

Slowly, it dissolved into weeping.