Olivia A soft knock broke the quiet, hesitant like the person on the other side wasn’t sure if they should even be here. The door eased open, and Sebastian’s mother peeked in, her expression tentative, almost apologetic, before stepping inside. Lena trailed after her, both of them moving like the floor might crack under their weight, careful, slow, deliberate. Sebastian’s mom perched on the edge of my bed, her movements delicate, as though afraid one wrong shift would shatter me completely. Lena slid into the space beside me, her presence warm but fragile, like she was holding her breath. “Olivia…” his mother began, her voice thick with something between sympathy and sorrow. “I wish I could tell you it’s going to be okay, but I can’t. Losing both parents…” She exhaled slowly, shaking her head. “There’s no easy way to survive that.” I forced my hands to still, but they wouldn’t listen. My fingers trembled as if my body had decided to betray me in front of them. Lena’s cool, soft
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