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Charles Croydon frowned as he stood by his bedroom window and focused on the dark sky. The sky. His companion and his enemy. The sun was capable of hurting Charles. Ending his life. Turning vampires to ashes. The dark sky. His companion. When he was able to attack others.

Was it a good evening to exist? Charles was no longer with Sarah Croydon. He recalled viewing his vampire bride tied to a burning stake a few centuries ago. Sarah struggling and shrieking at the same time. Sarah suffering while he was helpless to save her. Charles suffering with Sarah. The memory vanished.

After the sun began to ascend, Charles abandoned the window. It was time to rest in his coffin. Charles continued to frown. A coffin without Sarah. The empty area where she would have been if she was never killed. At least the coffin protected him from the sun.

Another day without Sarah.

THE END