AFTER ASHES

One Month Later – Location: Classified Safehouse

Evelyn: "I still can’t believe it. Marcus... gone."

She sat on the edge of a small wooden table, looking out the window. Her eyes were red, the fatigue visible on her face.

Thomas: "He made the ultimate sacrifice, Evelyn. We owe him everything."

Thomas’s voice was hoarse, and his hands trembled as he lit a cigarette, taking a long drag.

Evelyn: "It doesn’t feel real. One minute we were yelling at him to run... the next..."

She paused, her voice cracking.

Thomas: "He saved millions. There’s no bigger legacy than that."

A brief silence fell over the room, broken only by the sound of Evelyn tapping her fingers nervously against the table.

Evelyn: "Did you ever think... maybe we could have done something differently? Maybe... we missed something."

Her voice was filled with guilt, her words lingering in the air.

Thomas: "You can’t think like that. Marcus made his choice. It was the only way."

Thomas’s voice was firm, but deep down,
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