After the wake ended, everyone slowly left. Mom stood quietly beside me for a while, her tears falling onto my body. "I'm sorry. If there's another life, don't come find me again. I wasn't a good mother."She covered her mouth, turned away, and started sobbing. Dad leaned down and kissed my forehead, tears streaming down his face."Sienna, Daddy loves you."Danny stood on his tiptoes and kissed me too, copying what they did. He pulled out his favorite toy and set it beside me. "I'm giving you my favorite toy so that you won't be lonely."His mouth trembled just like Mom's had. "Don't come find me either. I wasn't a good brother. I kept lying and making you take my punishments. I'm sorry, Sienna."The three of them wrapped their arms around each other and stood there in silence."That's not true," I whispered, my vision blurring with tears. "I love you all so much. You're the best family in the whole world."I floated above them, and tears fell from my eyes without warning, lan
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