My words caught everyone's attention, and they looked atin disbelief.
"Call the cops?" The neighbor I had entrusted seemed to grasp the situation. He immediately picked up his phone and made the call.
I kept my gaze on Melanie, who stood coldly and impatiently beside Matthew. After a while, I picked up my phone and called the cops.
Before they arrived, Atlas had arranged for us to see the body. Matthew didn't move. He stayed on his knees, wailing, refusing to look up.
said it coldly, but he remained motionless. "This is your last chance." His hands on the
stood up slowly and
see Grandma too!" I smiled sadly and said, "Be good! Mommy will go for you. Grandma wouldn't want you to cry." Then I walked into the emergency room resolutely. There were no medical staff inside, and the stark white of the sheet
had seen someone lifeless. She had been a family member closely tied tofor over a decade, my
whispered, "What if...we just let it go?" I stood silently for
this moment, she appeared gentle and benevolent.
best funeral clothes for her. The very best, just like the ones she always wore." Lauren turned and quickly left, returning shortly after.
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