I'd seldom seen Gregory display such a raw, unfiltered emotion.

He seemed on the verge of breaking.

"What if Mr. Abdul and Dr. Andrews both said I should avoid any shocks, would you still tell me the truth?" he asked. Gregory hated lying, but sometimes, he felt he had no choice.

His grandmother meant the world to him.

And the explosion, caused by Mark, was undeniably a result of their own actions, when you got down to it.

His grandmother was innocent in all this.

From the Myers family feud to Mark's vendetta, she had endured so much.

Never before had Gregory been so... cautious.

"I want to be honest with you, but you... I know, emotions can be uncontrollable at times, but you can't let yourself get too worked up," he said, his voice tender yet firm. Hearing Gregory's words, my heart started sinking.

Considering the nightmare I had just woken from, a dreadful premonition washed over me.

It was an outcome I dared not even consider, one I couldn't possibly accept.

"No, don't tell me she's..."

Impossible.

I denied it internally.

Grandma was so good, so resilient. She deserved to live a peaceful life after all she'd been through.

But my tears betrayed me, streaming down uncontrollably.

"Jane..."

desperate for some reassurance. "Tell me she's just injured, that she's recovering in the hospital, waiting for me to visit, right?" Gregory felt as if his heart had

seemed to fill the void

things... accidents happen

"It can be okay..."

"It has to

wished he

never let his grandmother be taken by such a tragedy. "Jane, just cry... let it

tired, go to sleep. When you wake up, I'll take you to see

our

collapsed at

hadn't spelled it

ex

helpless, so hesitant, except for the consideration

me.

pregnancy, not wanting

could I not be

Because Grandma was...

"Why..."

couldn't accept it, couldn't comprehend

calm, for the little one growing inside

shock

another family member, someone else tied to

I couldn't

leaving me forever made it hard

wiping them away this time, but helping

me why this had

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