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The Letter

Author: Sarah Ovvens
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-25 13:14:23

Zane looked up at Xavier, red-rimmed eyes filled with tears, his lip trembling.

“Aunt Leila… she packed our things this morning and told us to be ready,” he started, his voice cracking slightly.

“Then she got mad at us. She never gets mad at us.”

Alana, clinging tightly to her brother’s arm, nodded in agreement, her tear-streaked face pale.

“She never yells, even when we make trouble,” she whispered, barely audible.

“But today, she was different—really upset. She started talking to us about all these things we didn’t understand, then asked about the letter she gave Zane yesterday.”

Xavier’s heart began to pound, a strange unease settling over him. He didn’t like where this conversation was heading. His mind flashed back to last night when he overheard Leila speaking to the twins and saw her handing Zane a piece of paper.

“She gave me this letter yesterday and told me to keep it safe.” Zane reached into his small backpack and pulled out a crumpled piece of paper.

“This morning, after p
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