When I got home, I couldn’t sit still. I kept checking the time even when I knew only a few seconds had passed. The silence in the house made everything worse. It gave my thoughts too much space. Too much room to remember the hospital. To remember his face.I sat at the edge of the bed, my phone clutched in my hand so tightly my fingers ached. The screen had gone dark minutes ago, but I didn’t put it down. I couldn’t. It was the only thing tethering me to him. To whatever was happening outside this suffocating silence.The clock on the wall ticked.Each second sounded louder than the last.Tick.Tick.Tick.I lifted my head and looked at it again.5:56 PM.He should have been home by now.My throat tightened.He lost his aunt.My fingers curled slightly around the phone.I killed his aunt.The thought didn’t come like a scream. It came like a whisper.My stomach twisted.Did he know?Did he suspect?My heart began to pound harder, the sound filling my ears until it drowned out everyth
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