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I Wasn't There... 2

Author: Sarah Raymond
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-07 23:34:31

The drive back from the hospital was suffocatingly silent. David’s hands gripped the steering wheel tightly, his knuckles pale, while his jaw remained clenched, casting quick, concerned glances toward Avery.

She sat in the passenger seat, eyes distant and glassy, staring blankly out of the window. The weight of everything that had transpired in the hospital still hung heavily between them, an invisible wall neither of them could breach.

Once they arrived home, Avery didn’t utter a single word. She walked past David, her steps heavy, and retreated to their bedroom. The sound of the door softly closing behind her was like a final punctuation to the conversation they never had.

Days passed in a blur after that.

The house was quiet, the kind of silence that settled deep into David’s bones and left him restless.

Avery stayed in bed for most of the day, barely eating, barely speaking. He watched her grow more fragile with each passing moment, her body growing weaker under the weight
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