Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 280

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1 froze, completely stunned.

I knew Aunt Abby's condition had been critical if she'd passed, I could've braced myself for it. But Uncle Damien? He'd been fine. How could he be gone, just like that?

"H-how did my uncle... what happened?" I asked, my voice trembling.

"It's better if you come here. We'll explain everything," the nurse said before hanging up abruptly.

I stared at the phone for a long moment, struggling to process the call. The initial shock gave way to a growing wave of unease, one that dragged me back to the day I lost my parents.

I remember it like it was yesterday. The day had been so sunny, so perfect, it felt almost cruel. My teacher was mid-lesson when the homeroom teacher came in, whispered, something, and pulled me out of class. Standing outside was Matthew.

The moment he saw me, he wrapped me in a hug and said softly, "Keira, you still have us from now on.

Even as a kid, I knew something was wrong. "Mr. Johnston, what happened?"

with tears as he looked at me. "Your parents... they're

"Gone? What do you mean, gone?" I asked,

means they're no longer here. It means...

them?" I asked, my voice trembling, barely a whisper. Instead

aren't words for a pain like that. I never imagined I'd feel it twice

way of

And losing them so suddenly

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air out of me.

please confirm their identities, and then we'll explain what happened," the doctor

step forward, but I knew I had to. This wasn't

my parents passed, I never got to see

years.

wonder, What if? Since I hadn't seen their bodies, could it be possible they weren't really gone? Maybe they'd disappeared, hiding somewhere, like those miraculous stories

for the sheet, fear washed over me, stronger than anything I'd ever

of the dead. It was fear of the

hands trembled as I lifted the edge of the