A New Year To Remember

The clock is about to strike another New Year, and you'd rather it didn't.

You stand alone on your balcony at your own party, not looking forward to another year without him.

A voice whispers, "I really think we can do so much better. How about we try again?"

The clock strikes midnight, and fireworks go off; the New year has begun-or has it?

You turn to the voice only to be taken in an embrace of the arms of the man you love, the one who died five years ago today.

Possible Trigger Warning Third Chapter: Mention of death, no graphic details, and no description of bl**d.
REMINDER: This story is fiction, meaning it is not real but made up.
WRITING PROMPT 3: It's snowing outside, but everyone's at the town square, ready to witness the grand celebration. You're at that New Year's party, too. Right before the clock strikes midnight, you hear a voice whisper in your ear, "I really think we can do so much better, so how about we try again?" The clock strikes midnight, and everyone cheers for the new year, as the date appears all around you: January 1st, 2020.

This is from the given writing Prompt 3 in the "Weekly Writing Contest"
https://www.wattpad.com/story/385899826-weekly-writing-contest-2024-2025 this is hosted by @Ravendipity and @saramitra_.
WORD COUNT: 4944 per Word. 4,802 per Wattpad

Cover and story by LAJoyner