eurekapd Chapter 973: Penelope Bennet, what do you think?
Chapter 973: Penelope Bennet, what do you think?
Chapter 973: Penelope Bennet, what do you think?Zoren’s wife, Penelope Bennet, was someone he had never met while she was alive. How could his grandmother have met her? Even so, given Old Mrs. Pierson’s condition, his fabricated marriage was the only thing that brought her happiness, no matter how many times he repeated the story.
"Tell me more about her!" Old Mrs. Pierson urged. "Or are you tired of repeating yourself?"
"No." Zoren moved his chair closer to the bed, holding her wrinkled hand between his own. "Penelope... she’s brilliant. She has several Ph.D.s and was part of a re
Yet as time passed, Zoren found himself reflecting more on Penelope. He wondered what she had truly been like. While busy wondering about it, he didn’t realize he was still walking on the same path — a path of destruction. Though, in all honesty, Zoren was just too tired... too tired to even walk.
In his final moments, lying near Penelope’s grave, he traced the engraved letters of her name with his bloodied fingers.
"Penelope Bennet..." he whispered, his voice weak. "... what... do you think?"
If they met... would everything change? Would they be as sad as they were? And would they still search for something else other than destruction? Because at this point, death sounded so sweet and tempting. The mere thought of it ironically brought this unsettling peace in his heart.
If they met, would they eventually like each other?
Or would they just end up as two lonely strangers drifting in this world?
Perhaps he would never get his answers unless he lived in a world completely different from the one he had.
As Zoren slowly succumbed to the darkness he was so familiar with, he whispered. "If I get to live again... I’ll find you and get my answer."
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And just as he wished, he found himself staring at a baby mobile that was hanging and spinning over the crib. When he reached out, all he saw was a child’s hand over him.
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