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Chapter 9

Author: Many Floaters
Dad slowly crouched down again, his voice turning gentle, just like the way he used to speak to Ryland.

"I brought your favorite candy, Callum. Come out and eat some, okay? I won't punish you anymore, nor will I force you to obey my instructions. You can do whatever you want, and I won't play favorites again."

I quietly floated in front of him, watching him speak to empty air as remorse and madness filled his eyes.

Several times, I almost thought he could actually see me. In the end, though,
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    "That's impossible! No way! How could he be dead?" Dad roared. "Look, he's still talking to me! And he walked over here from the car! Y-Your device thing-y has to be wrong!"The nurse was so petrified that she took half a step back. "But it's true that he has no pulse! And neither does he have body heat. He's as cold as ice!"The attending physician frowned deeply, equally disturbed by what he was seeing."No heartbeat or respiration. And the lividity has spread across the arms and neck. Based on the condition of the body, he's been deceased for at least a week. Of course, the most bizarre thing of all is that he can still walk and talk…"Dad rushed over and grabbed my shoulders tightly, his fingers digging into my arms. "Callum, look at me! You're not dead, right? Tell them! Tell the doctors that you're not dead!"Without a proper reaction, I simply repeated, "Dad, I will give Ryland my blood as instructed.""Doc, check him again! Your equipment has to be glitching or something!

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