Chapter 0511

We stood there for a while longer, watching as Enzo and Tyler continued to play. Tyler never seemed to run out of energy, and was proving to be a good match against Enzo,

I grinned so much as I watched them that my face eventually grew sore, and it wasn't until my mom spoke that I realized that I had been touching my belly the entire time, subconsciously connected with the little life unexpectedly growing inside of me.

"We should head inside," my mom suggested, finally breaking the silence. "See if we can help out with the preparations."

"Yeah," I said, taking one last look at Tyler and Enzo, their happiness infectious and uplifting. "Let's go in."

And then it happened. Tyler stumbled, his legs buckling beneath him, and he went crashing to the ground. It was more than just a mere trip; it was as though his body just caved in on itself, like the exuberant, healthy young man had suddenly shifted back into the way he was before, when the curse that overtook his body ruled his entire life.

*Tyler!" My mom and I screamed in unison, already sprinting toward him. Enzo was already at his side, his face twisted with concem.

"Tyler, are you okay? What happened?" My mom reached him first, her hands shaking as she touched his face, checking for any signs of injury.

wincing

to his feet, his eyes filled with worry but also a kind of restraint, as if he knew Tyler needed

pounding in

my gaze, then our mom's. "It's the curse, Nina. It still messes with me sometimes, despite all the

face blanched. "Did you take

of balance, get dizzy, and-" he gestured to the grass where he'd fallen,

you're a fool, Tyler, Enzo said, his voice uncharacteristically

fool, but this

"But you're okay, right? No nausea? No blurring vision? She held up three fingers. "How many fingers am I

hand away. "It was just a momentary glitch. I'm

the atmosphere had changed; the lighthearted mood

be broken completely? Or would it always linger, an

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