Darcy's Decision
Right before they left the coroner's office, Darcy went to the restroom. As Bucky waited for her, he pulled out his phone to check for any messages or notices. However with him doing this, he missed Darcy leave the restroom and go in the opposite direction, down the hall and out of the building.
Not bothering to look back, Darcy knew what she had to do. It was her problem after all. Her decision. One that would hopefully end all the years of madness. So she kept walking until she got to her destination.
"You can do this. You can do this", Darcy said to herself before the gate of her family's property. Just as she was about to push open the gate, it opened by itself. Without hesitation, Darcy stepped forward and continued to go to her destination. Even with her heart in her throat and the front door opening, she continued on. 'You're crazy. You shouldn't be doing this', she thought as she walked into the house and up the stairs. As the attic door opened, Darcy paused. She said a quick prayer before facing the man that she once called a friend, but was now her enemy. It was time to call a truce.
"Welcome home, princess", Brock said as Darcy finished climbing the attic stairs. All that she could do was nod and look at the floor. "Come here", he then said as he stretched out his arms. Taking a deep breath, she complied. Feeling nothing but freezing air, Darcy prepared herself for what was about to happen. "It's so good to have you finally be home where you belong", Brock said as he started to rock them back and forth. Eventually he pulled back to hold Darcy's hands and waited for her to look at him. Once she did, Brock looked over to another part of the attic. Darcy felt immediate dread when she followed his line of sight and saw a wedding dress on a mannequin. She looked back at him and hesitantly nodded at him.
When Darcy let go of Brock's ghostly hands, she started to pray and ask for forgiveness. For she knew that she was disappointing a few people. But she just couldn't let anyone else get hurt or killed because of her.