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78 : The Last
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Ruptured brain aneurysm.
It was what killed her best friend. Poor Kyle...
So young. So full of potential. Lost in a blink. He was gone. Just like that.
The shock didn't run out. Unless she saw him with her own eyes that moment his time of death was officially announced, she might never fully accept the painful reality that his life was over.
Veronica let herself melt onto the cold floor while her head was trying to figure out a way to make her deal with the current circumstances.
Her chest still felt painful and heavy with guilt, disbelief, and a fair amount of self-hatred. Fresh tears wouldn't stop coming out
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