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Chapter 156

Author: Aena Zahid
last update Last Updated: 2024-07-31 22:21:43
Zoe's POV

Everything hurt.

I couldn't focus on which pain was more unbearable. The ache in my heart at the loss of my last family member, my only shelter in the cruel world. Or, the pain from the bones that kept breaking on their own for some reason.

I wailed with everything I had until the pain consumed me. I couldn't see anything. I couldn't hear anything. All there was, was a terrible, unbearable, red-hot pain, all over me.

I felt like my brain was being boiled. It was like my skull was about to explode.

I couldn't think straight. I couldn't focus. The pain was overwhelming all my senses.

I couldn't move. I wanted it to stop. I didn't know how to stop because I had no idea what was happening. It was like every bone in my body was breaking. From my fingertips to my guts, I could feel all my nerves getting stimulated at once. How could one be conscious of one's gut?

I wanted to scream.

I opened my mouth. I don't know if any sound came out.

I wanted to cry.

I closed my eyes. I don
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