However, recalling Elissa’s distress from the previous night, he compelled himself to consume the eggs.

Raphael ruffled his hair affectionately.

“I’ll drop you off at school,” he promised.

Brantley nodded eagerly in agreement.

He dutifully drank most of the milk.

Before departing, he called out to Elissa’s closed bedroom door, “Elissa, I’m off to school.”

There was no response from Elissa’s room.

Raphael escorted Brantley downstairs, explaining, “Your sister’s still asleep.”

But Brantley sensed Elissa’s wakefulness; she simply chose not to engage with him.

Dejected, he climbed into the car.

As Raphael ignited the engine, Brantley’s sudden query pierced the silence.

Mom and Dad never coming

silent, his grip tightening on the steering

responded in a hushed tone, “Yes, you’re

They’re not coming back.

with

chin on his knees, lost in

and didn’t fully comprehend the concept of loss, but he had a vague sense

..

Library

left with Brantley, Elissa finally roused herself from

was her usual

lingered in bed that

with them had been a lapse of judgment, and now she grappled

onto some resentment

the thought that her mother’s death was the

she acknowledged the irrationality of

father bore the blame, not the innocent child of

would shun his

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