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?"

he looked at

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

they're no

"Not even one of them?" I asked, my voice trembling, barely a whisper. Instead of

like that. I

of showing me its "favor,"

weren't close to me-honestly, we'd never even had a proper meal together-they were still family. And losing them so

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air out of me.

and then we'll explain what happened,"

I had to. This wasn't something I could avoid-it was

my parents passed, I never got to see them

years.

their bodies, could it be possible they weren't really gone? Maybe they'd disappeared, hiding somewhere, like those miraculous stories you read in books. Now, standing in front of Uncle Damien and Aunt Abby, I couldn't avoid it. I had to see for myself. Slowly, I raised my

fear washed over me, stronger than

fear of the dead. It was fear of the finality

lifted the edge of