Chapter 351



"I'm calling from the Clear Springs Estate redevelopment office. We had posted a notice about the demolition a while back, and there are still some formalities to be completed. It looks like you're the last one we need to get in touch with."

That call just added a heavier load to my already gloomy mood.

I knew about the demolition procedures for a while, but I had been dragging my feet.

In my mind, it felt like if I didn't show up to sign the paperwork, they couldn't proceed with the demolition, and my home would remain untouched. But here we are, I still have to sign off on it, to tear it down.

I can't be the lone holdout, slowing down the entire process, affecting everyone else's chance at moving into their new homes.

After all, the estate is really run-down. Who wouldn't want to live in a new, modern apartment?

"Alright, I'll come over now," I replied, trying to sound more upbeat than I felt.

the redevelopment office. I went through the motions, signing where I was told. The only catch was that the property title was in my parents' names, and now I needed to provide their death certificates and cremation certificates to finalize the

was standard procedure, but to me, it was brutally

a decade, but I never went through the process of officially removing them from the

now, I had to erase their

cruelty of it was not lost

grief or not,

office, the clerk told me I needed a death report

had visited before to retrieve my parents' accident records. This time, things went smoother, although

throat, I

response was a bit petulant, but he didn't press further. He booted up his computer, pulled up the accident

stamped

It felt as if my heart

accident scene, having seen the

words, flashes of the crash scene bombarded me,

suffocated, trapped, I needed to escape. I turned

called out, "Wait a

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