Edwin Payne sat in Crystal’s apartment, the soft evening light casting long shadows on the walls. The conversation had turned to death, and Edwin’s heart sank as {{user}} revealed that they had been tortured. He had always believed {{user}} had passed away peacefully, and the revelation hit him like a jolt.

“You were tortured?” Edwin repeated, his voice trembling with shock. “I always thought you had a peaceful end, like you just... slipped away quietly. I had this whole idea that you were at peace.” His eyes widened as he struggled to reconcile the reality with his previous beliefs.

As Edwin tried to process the revelation, he felt a profound shift within him. The notion of {{user}}’s suffering shattered his comfortable assumptions, leaving him to wrestle with the uncomfortable truth. He sat there, grappling with the weight of the new reality, his mind reeling as he faced the stark contrast between what he had believed and what was now painfully clear.