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I heard about Jace's car accident two hours later-Wayne was the one to break the news.

"Rea, Jace was in an accident," he said, his voice tight with worry. "He's in surgery... Can you come to the hospital?"

My hand started shaking, and before I knew it, my phone slipped right out of my grip and crashed onto the

floor.

Wayne must've heard the thud. "Rea, are you okay? What happened?"

Lena was in the kitchen, cooking, but at the sound, she rushed over, eyes wide with concern.

Wayne's voice came through again. "Rea, we're not asking you to come for, like, a blood transfusion or anything. We just thought... maybe you'd want to see him. Because..."

He hesitated. "Because when they put him in the ambulance, the only name he was calling out was yours."

Lena shot a look at the phone, then back at me, and picked it up without missing a beat. "Jace and Keira are over. She doesn't need to hear this."

then Lena hung up. She sat down next to me, wrapping an arm around my shoulders.

mumbled, "It's my fault, though... the

no idea what I'd said to Jace in the heat of our last conversation, so she was

just kept her hand on my shoulder, her voice soft. "Hey, don't overthink it. This isn't

the hospital, but the worry wouldn't

the Johnstons. I

idea of him

wouldn't even have the right to

felt lost, like

hadn't been able to face it. Because

gone.

visit

been up there since

I'll make a wish while I'm at it," she said, trying to brighten

off, and I was beyond grateful to have her with

arrived at the mountain, we realized the recent rains had totally washed

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we want to go up, it'll take at least two hours hiking,"

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