Lost Me Gained Regret

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..."

she's just injured, that she's recovering in the hospital, waiting for me to visit, right?" Gregory felt as

to fill the

things... accidents happen

"It can be okay..."

choked on my tears, "It has to be, Gregory. You've always managed things before,

wished he could control

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

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

our

collapsed at that

it out, but

ex

feel so helpless, so hesitant, except

me.

pregnancy, not wanting

could I not

Because Grandma was...

"Why..."

couldn't accept it, couldn't comprehend

to be calm, for the little

shock

another family member, someone else tied to

couldn't

of Grandma leaving me forever made it hard to breathe.

them away this time, but helping me

me why this