Shoulders: Part Ten

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      The cemetery had held no magic, at least not for him. He'd stood by her grave for hours, clutched her picture, screamed at the sky for answers. Nothing happened. The sun set. He trudged down the hill and climbed back into Moriah's car, his limbs heavy. Strangely enough, he no longer felt tears prickling in his eyes. He felt...empty. Somehow it was worse than the tearing pains of loss he'd been carrying around like so much baggage in his heart.

      Street lamps cast eerie beams of light across his face, reminding him of lightning, the storm that had risen from nowhere like the hand of judgement--

      A crushing impact smashed into his side. He felt Moriah's car lift from the ground and roll through the air--

      His head slammed into the ceiling and he knew no more. She's gone was his last waking thought. 

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