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Come Alone

Author: ~S.Y
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Grace

~7 Days Later…

The sterile smell of disinfectant fills my lungs as I lie on the hospital bed, staring at the ceiling.

It’s been a week since Seb was taken. Seven days and every minute of it feels like a lifetime. My mind replays the moment I realized he was gone over and over, a broken record I can’t shut off.

Seb’s laughter is still etched in my ears—the way it used to bounce around the house, filling every corner with life. Now, the silence is unbearable. It weighs on me, crushing my chest until I can barely breathe.

I haven’t cried in hours, not because I don’t want to, but because my body seems to have given up. The tears are there, trapped somewhere deep, too heavy to fall.

Tristin’s mom, Anna, sits beside me, her hand gripping mine tightly. I feel the weight of her concern, but I can’t bring myself to meet her eyes.

What good are words when my son is gone? Her voice is gentle, coaxing, as she dabs a tissue at her own eyes.

“ Grace, sweetheart, you have to eat something.
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Ava Wolf
May we have the next update please?
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Ava Wolf
effective by Seb’s disappearance, so he isn’t in his right mind. Ethan would be the perfect help because he isn’t emotional attached to Seb. I just hope that if the kidnapper is really Lily, someone kills her for sure after Seb & Grace are rescued. Thank you for the update! Smooches!
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Ava Wolf
I understand why she chose to follow Lily’s instructions, but I don’t agree with her. If it’s truly Lily, Grace & Seb will both die. Lily is a psycho and will do anything in her power to destroy Grace. If Ethan is truly not involved, I hope he is secretly following Grace to help them. Tristin isn’t
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