I was pulled from my dazed state after hearing the piercing wails of my grandmother, Madeline Smith. I could still feel the sensation of my bones being ground to nothing under the weight of that truck throbbing through me as I lifted my gaze to see three corpses draped in white cloth, laid out precisely within the mourning hall.Grandma Madeline dissolved into a fit of inconsolable shrieking at my side. "How could you pass away at such a young age, Matthias? How could you leave me, your mother, behind?"I almost burst into laughter at Grandma's ridiculous claim about Mom, Dad, and my sister, Jesse Cooper, being dead—they were still alive and kicking. I couldn't help but be amazed at how impressive Grandma Madeline's acting was, despite her years."You should stop crying. You ought to let Matthias and the others go in peace, Mom," Jacklyn Cooper, my aunt, murmured, casting me a glance as she tried to calm Grandma Madeline.Aunt Jacklyn worked as a doctor in the hospital, so she wa
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