A Bride's Ghostly Return

the lid o

elvet, is an old, cracked phone. My

it up, it flickers to life. A notifi

ad video

peculation washe

? What' s

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t accept that Ryan chose Olivia, a true h

al gasp. She puts a hand to her c

e pleads. "She' s just trying to

rushes to the stage. Her

After everything we did for her, she t

r the phone in

t to pieces! The Miller famil

when Ryan moves his hand away. He shields

e says, his voic

ted to move forward, also stops in his tracks. They look at Ryan, a flicker of fear in their eyes. They' ve alwa

rent approach, her v

ive her the satisfaction of making a scene. Whatever is on that

ough his, to pull him away. B

phone, his thumb hove

o the silent room. "I' m going to play i

gh the crowd. Olivia

an, you

projector screen look confu

ving no room for argument. "Connect

ents watch in horror as the phone is connected. The

form trembling. This is i

hind the stage, magnified for everyone to see. The unre

resses

st vide

. The screen shows the living room of the Miller mansion. I am

on a bookshelf, captures the

torms into the frame. Her

u could take Olivia' s pl

The sound echoes in

hand flying to my cheek. The red m

ard. Mrs. Miller, standing on the stage,