The Lost Soul (Chapter-2)
Chapter Two
A Soul Made of Winter
Seraphine became part of his life quietly.
Like snowfall.
Slow at first.
Then suddenly everywhere.
She appeared during his evening walks, during lonely coffees at midnight diners, during silent train rides where neither of them spoke much.
Yet with her, silence felt alive.
She had a habit of asking strange questions.
“If memories disappear after death, then why does love hurt forever?”
“Do lonely people recognize each other instinctively?”
“If souls exist… do they grow tired too?”
Elias never knew how to answer.
But he listened.
And somehow, listening became loving.
One evening, while wandering through empty cathedral ruins outside the city, Seraphine suddenly stopped walking.
“Elias,” she whispered, “promise me something.”
“What is it?”
“If I disappear someday… don’t let your heart disappear with me.”
He laughed softly.
“You talk like someone planning to vanish.”
Her expression darkened.
“Maybe everyone is vanishing slowly.”
The wind echoed through broken stained glass.
And for a brief moment, Elias felt afraid.
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