CHAPTER EIGHTY THREE - AS LONG AS YOU HAVE FAMILY.

MARIA 

"Oh God" Aal whispered as i dropped her hands to my shoulders. "Is she dead?" She softly asked. 

"Wu's strong. She's a fighter. And this. She's a hero-" I admit, sniffling as I wiped my tears. 

"I want to believe it. So badly that she's okay. Please let her be okay" Jacqueline laid on the ground. 

"She'll be" I nodded as i dropped to the floor too. 

"So who's going to come for us now?" Aaliyah whispered as we all just sat on the ground, waiting. 

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DELE 

I pulled over my car away from the pub and the restricted area barred by yellow tapes that marked the deadliest of scenes. 

Abandoning the car key in the ignition, i jumped out, my feet dropping to the heated grounds. 

The wildfire blazed in my eyes as they fought back with water through different hoses and that