Chapter 105

~ Megan

My excitement bubbled over into the next day, but when I saw Charles in the morning, everything crumbled.

“Megan…” His lips trembled. “Janette is dead.”

My eyes widened. “How did it happen? What happened?”

Charles shook his head, sobs racking his body. “The doctor said she had a complication from an infection she contracted while she was in a coma. It killed her, Megan. I feel responsible.”

The news hit me like a sledgehammer, and I struggled to find the right words to comfort him.

I pulled him in for a hug. “Don’t say that, Charles. It’s not your fault.”

“But I was the one who caused her to commit suicide,” Charles cried. “How many deaths do I have to be responsible for? How many people do I have to hurt before I learn?”

I didn’t understand what he meant, but I knew he was in pain. With the whole Janette incident, it took a miracle for him to regain a sense of normalcy in his life, and now it was gone.

“I never got the chance to make things right with her. I pushed her away,