Chapter 2Echoes of Us

That night.

I drifted around the streets, wandering aimlessly.

It wasn't until I was truly exhausted that I floated back home.

A light was on in the room, which was strange.

It was Mia, my best friend when I was alive.

She had drawn a basin of water and was cleaning my room. She had also plugged my old phone in to charge.

She did everything in silence. My eyes, however, stung sharply.

Suddenly, my phone dinged a few times.

She put down the mop, walked over, and picked up my phone.

It was the class group chat.

"Mr. Vance, what date is the wedding banquet exactly? Where is it being held?"

Someone also posted a photo from the reunion of Ethan and Ms. Yin sitting together.

"Look, everyone. Such a perfect match. A talented man and a beautiful woman."

"Compared to a certain superficial person with zero substance from back then, she's a thousand, ten thousand times better."

Bang.

Mia's hand trembled, and the phone fell to the floor.

She suddenly crouched down, covered her face, and cried.

She opened a photo of me, caressing my smiling face on the screen.

"You idiot. He's getting married, do you know that? And to think you were still calling his name right before you died."

Mia turned off the phone and continued cleaning.

When she left, this time, she took my old phone with her.

I was confused.

I followed Mia to her house.

Guarding an empty house alone was just too unbearable.

Usually, what made me happiest was Mia coming once a month to charge my phone.

That way, whenever a notification popped up, I could see it.

I thought it was pretty interesting.

Even in death, you can still read the news.