21 grams

Title 21 Grams
Rating PG-13

She's so light. He thinks there's a myth that when someone dies they lose a little bit of weight. Like the soul was a tangible thing, that once gone made a physical difference?

He carries her down to the center of Main Street, deliberately not thinking about the times they had walked the path he retraces alone.

Empty.

Like his soul's gone.

It had to be done; there'd been no choice.

They'll understand in time.

He sits beside her, like always. Vertical cuts, following the vein. He holds her close as his blood begins to pool on the dark street.