Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

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1 froze, completely stunned.

I knew Aunt Abby's condition had been critical if she'd passed, I could've braced myself for it. But Uncle Damien? He'd been fine. How could he be gone, just like that?

"H-how did my uncle... what happened?" I asked, my voice trembling.

"It's better if you come here. We'll explain everything," the nurse said before hanging up abruptly.

I stared at the phone for a long moment, struggling to process the call. The initial shock gave way to a growing wave of unease, one that dragged me back to the day I lost my parents.

I remember it like it was yesterday. The day had been so sunny, so perfect, it felt almost cruel. My teacher was mid-lesson when the homeroom teacher came in, whispered, something, and pulled me out of class. Standing outside was Matthew.

The moment he saw me, he wrapped me in a hug and said softly, "Keira, you still have us from now on.

Even as a kid, I knew something was wrong. "Mr. Johnston, what happened?"

His eyes filled with tears as he looked at me. "Your parents... they're gone."

Or maybe I refused to. "Gone? What do you mean, gone?" I

they're no longer here. It means... you'll

wrap my head around it. "Not even one of them?" I asked, my voice trembling, barely a

at once-there aren't words for a pain like that. I never imagined

its way of showing me its "favor," doesn't

even had a proper meal together-they were still family. And losing them so suddenly still hit hard. When I arrived at the hospital, the sight of their bodies covered in

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air out of me.

and then we'll

have the courage to step forward, but I knew I had

my parents passed, I never got to see them one last time, and that

years.

miraculous stories

sheet, fear washed

wasn't fear of the dead. It was fear of the finality

as I lifted the edge

and Aunt Abby. Their faces were serene,