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Chapter 8

Author: Pushover
In the end, Dad was the first to turn and leave.

Mom followed, then my two brothers.

Their footsteps gradually faded down the corridor, leaving Suzy sitting on the hospital bed in stunned disbelief.

Outside the window, dusk settled over the world.

A withered leaf tapped lightly against the glass, as if asking an unspoken question.

When the last footsteps disappeared at the end of the corridor, the aggrieved expression vanished from Suzy’s face.

"System!"

She lowered her voice and gritted her tee
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