During the washing, I noticed that the body was intact, without injuries or deformities, and his face carried a strange serenity, despite the fact that the cause of death was an accident. When I began to wrap him, I saw his friend stretch out his hand and tuck the shroud in himself, as if, in his own way, he was saying goodbye. I sensed that a secret was hidden behind all this grief, but out of respect for the moment, I didn’t ask.
The Shocking Confession
After I had finished the washing, I went outside to sit by the sink, rest a little, and gather my things. That young man came to me again, sat down silently beside me, and whispered: “I am the reason he died.”
I turned to him in shock and asked: “What do you mean?” He said: “We went out together, and he invited me to ride with him, but I insisted on going with someone else. Just after we left, they called us and said he had been in an accident and was instantly killed.”
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