Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 26 Bad News

After that day, Arthur called me nonstop. I got so fed up, I just turned off my phone.

A week later, a colleague from the hospital showed up at my door with devastating news: my mom had died.

I bolted out of the house, running toward the hospital. I hadn't gone far when a car screeched to a stop in front of me. It was Ethan. He drove me to the hospital.

The doctor said my mom passed away at 6 AM. Her condition had worsened the night before, but they couldn't reach me. In the morning, my colleagues tracked down Arthur and got my address.

In the morgue, I could barely stand, staring at the white sheet on the gurney. My world felt drained of color, just black and white.

Doctors and nurses who knew me stood at the door, not daring to come in.

and held me up. Ethan didn't say a word, but his embrace was

front of the tombstone

body can't take this," Ethan said, his voice

respond. I knew getting sick wouldn't bring my mom

me up. My

in the passenger seat and buckled my seatbelt. Ethan drove in silence. I

to go home," I said, my

the wheel with one hand, took a cigarette from his pocket, sniffed

rain was pouring even harder. We had left the umbrella at the cemetery, so we stayed in the

it was happy. That time was short, but it left me with my

Ethan unbuckled his seatbelt and leaned