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JOSH - MONDAY MORNING

Mondays were always the worst. Asha was unusually grumpy, the traffic was a nightmare, and I felt like I hadn't gotten more than three hours of solid sleep. Still, we made it to school on time.

As I walked through the brightly decorated hallways, I kept my head low, trying to avoid any unnecessary interaction with her.

I dropped Asha off at her classroom, kneeling down to smooth her hair and kiss her.

I turned to leave, breathing a small sigh of relief as I thought I'd escaped unnoticed. But just as I reached the door, I walked straight into someone.

"Whoa!" Vivian exclaimed, stumbling back slightly before regaining her balance.

"Sorry," I muttered, looking down at her.

Her hazel eyes blinked up at me, and she gave a small, awkward smile. "Hi."

"Hi," I replied, scratching the back of my neck, suddenly feeling about as smooth as a teenager.

We both chuckled nervously and for a moment, it was just us standing there in very uncomfortable silence.

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"Well," I said finally, pointing vaguely toward the hallway. "See ya."

and adjusting her glasses up the bridge

hall, feeling her eyes

I couldn't figure out why. Sliding into the

wrong with me?" I muttered,

together. It wasn't like I hadn't seen her before. She was just Asha's teacher. That was it.

rang, cutting through my self-deprecating thoughts. Without looking

on the other end

recognizing Dr. Harrington's tone.

gripped the steering wheel tighter. "Yeah.

started, her tone steady yet lacking reassurance, "the purpose of my call is to address that we haven't received feedback about Laura's end-of-life wishes. I want to assure you that her condition remains unchanged.

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stable and has enough brain function to

and without issues. However, we require your. decisions documented in case of any

complications."

in the car felt thinner, and my chest tightened as though someone had wrapped a vice around my

understand. I'll..." I swallowed hard, my throat suddenly dry. "I'll get back to you

course," Dr. Harrington replied. "Take your time, Mr. Saunders. We're here

before ending

and gripped the steering wheel with both hands, forcing myself to focus on breathing. In through my nose. Out through my mouth. My vision blurred for a moment, but I

turned my head sharply to see Vivian standing there, holding something in her

blinked, rolling the window

She held up my wallet. "This must've fallen out when

the wallet, then back at her, my

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