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Chapter 10

Author: Sharon Dean
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-25 07:40:55

Ethan sat at his desk, staring at a bird flying in circles around a tree outside.

The teacher’s voice droned on in the background, but he couldn’t focus.

His fingers tightened around his pen, his textbook open to the topic of the day.

He had barely slept last night.

Over the weekend he had gone to the hospital. He saw his mom. The doctor said she just needed rest, but Ethan had seen how pale she looked, and how weak her voice sounded compared to before.

But she seemed to be getting better.

She had said she was feeling better.

She even ate two plates of brown rice.

He didn’t tell her what he saw during the week, who his father had brought home. He didn’t know how to tell her or if he even should.

A nudge against his arm made him snap out of his thoughts.

Lily leaned in close, whispering, “You’re zoning out again.”

Ethan blinked, turning to face her. “Huh.”

Lily frowned, her eyes scanning his face. Ethan had been acting weird these past few days. Always staring off into space and he had
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