ARYA“What…”The rest of Jaxon’s question dissipated into the air as I got up from my seat and rushed out of the restaurant, taking a taxi and blurting out the name of the hospital.I dialed my mother’s number, over and over, but there was no reply. I tried to prevent myself from crying, but stray tears were already finding their way out of my eyes in the backseat of the taxi.“No, he can’t be dead.” I shook my head. “He’s not dead.”As I got to the hospital, I paid the taxi driver without waiting for the change. I burst into the hospital, stopped by one of the nurses who kept asking me what was wrong.“My brother… I want to see my brother,” I rambled as tears now flooded my face.I was led to my brother’s room, where my mother sat, stroking his hair.“Leave us,” my mother told the nurse, and she did as told.I walked towards my brother with a confused face. My mother stood up and walked towards me.“Arya,” she called, pulling me aside.“He’s not dead,” she pointed out. “Why did you t
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