Chapter 280

Chapter 780

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."

to. "Gone? What do you mean, gone?"

no longer here. It means... you'll never

"Not even one of them?" I asked, my voice

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

its way of showing

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.

confirm their identities, and then we'll explain what happened,"

but I knew I had to.

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

years.

could it be possible they weren't really gone? Maybe they'd disappeared, hiding somewhere, like those miraculous stories you read in books. Now, standing in front of Uncle Damien and Aunt Abby, I couldn't avoid it. I had to see for myself. Slowly, I

I reached for the sheet, fear washed over me, stronger than

of the dead. It was

lifted

they were-Uncle Damien and Aunt Abby. Their faces were serene, as if

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