Shawn rarely pleaded with others but knew he had to do it for Noelle. Fortunately, the person in charge agreed to help after verifying that Noelle was missing.
Shawn was given access to Noelle’s account. Her profile picture was a character she’d drawn herself, and it was graceful and light–hearted, like her username.
She wasn’t a woman of many words, so it was surprising that she’d recorded her life online over the years. She was one of the first users of this platform, and her first post there had been made around the time that she’d first started dating Shawn.
“We’re together!” It came with a cute emoticon.
Emoticons had been popular at the time but were outdated now. Shawn still smiled at the sight of it. It had been many years since then, but he could still feel the sweetness Noelle had. experienced when they’d dated.
At one point, she’d loved sharing her life on this platform. There were drawings she’d done in her free time and photos of her life. The photos showed gifts he’d given her, the bouquet she’d held during their wedding, and the garden she’d painstakingly maintained after they’d gotten married…
Shawn’s heart melted as he looked through each post. However, as he lapped all the nostalgia up, he found that Noelle stopped sharing her life. Her last photo was of the stars in the sky that she’d taken from the rooftop swing. That had been half a year ago.
Had something happened then? He racked his brain as he tried to remember. Then, his heart sank when he realized what it was–it was shortly after he and Jessica had started their affair.
He thought he’d done well in hiding it, but it turned out Noelle had still caught on.
Intense regret washed over him, and he mustered the courage to read her final post. It had been posted late last night, and it was short.
“This is the end.”
