“Mom?”The word felt unreal on Aruna’s tongue.Her phone lay on the floor, the screen still glowing.The woman’s face was still there, trembling, alive.“I’m alive,” the woman repeated softly.Aruna’s knees went weak.Dante moved instantly, catching her before she fell.She pushed him away.“Don’t touch me,” she said.Her voice was shaking, but her eyes were burning.Dante froze.He looked at the phone.Then back at Aruna.For the first time, he did not know what to say. Aruna picked up the phone with trembling hands.“Mom,” she whispered again.The woman on the screen nodded slowly.“Yes, sweetheart,” she said. “It’s me.”Aruna felt like she was drowning.“How?” she asked. “You died. I saw the hospital. I saw your
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