Chapter 1094

Chloe had no idea how Connor was doing.

She just kept talking, voice soft and shaky, not letting the silence win.

Every now and then, she'd call his name "Connor... Connor..."-hoping for any sign that he was still with her.

At first, he'd answer, maybe a word or two. Then just a weak "mm."

Eventually, even that faded, his voice growing fainter with every breath.

"Honey, I'm so tired. I just want to sleep for a bit..."

Chloe fell silent.

She bit her lip hard, trying not to let herself cry out loud.

"Don't go to sleep, okay?" she pleaded, her words trembling and desperate.

She knew—if Connor closed his eyes now, she might never see them open again.

"I'm begging you, Connor. Please don't sleep. Just talk to me. Talk to me a little longer, okay?"

Everything around her was so quiet, the kind of silence that felt heavy and suffocating.

All Chloe could hear was her own voice, echoing in the darkness, thin and broken, filling the cold, cramped space where they were trapped.

"Connor, I love you. I love you so much. You hear me?"

and Aaron are waiting for

if you want. I'm not great at it, so you're not allowed to laugh at

wait for, or if something unexpected comes first... Whenever I can't find my place in the world, whenever I'm lost in the dark, oh, brightest star, please

thing? Maybe you'd like

magic wand, it makes things big, makes things small, makes everything

song,

second-because the quiet was too scary,

idea how long they'd been

suddenly, she heard someone calling

more voices-so many, all calling

Isaac. Cassie. Her dad, her mom, even

broke through

earth above, she

whispered,

see before they die? she wondered. I miss them se much-Dad, Mom,

"Chloe! Chloe!"

can you hear

where

side, growing

a dream,

playing. This was real.

They'd found her.

roar of digging machines, the shouts from

They're here.

spilled down Chloe's cheeks,

We're

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