AMELIA CONTINUATION “And why didn’t you come to see him even once?” Lorenzo’s mother asks.Before I can answer, Lorenzo gets agitated and calls my name.My instinct is to go to him, but I freeze, waiting.“You can go to him,” Lucy says.I approach slowly, take his cold hand, lean in, and place a kiss on his cheek.“I’m here. You can sleep,” I whisper near his ear.An involuntary tear rolls down my cheek.I wipe it away and turn back to them.“I didn’t want to come back because I know that a large part of Lorenzo being here is my fault. I couldn’t look at him, or at any of you, because of the shame of killing someone instead of saving him first.”I cannot hold it in anymore. I break down sobbing.My parents hug me, and Emma steps closer.“You didn’t have to go through this alone, my friend,” she says carefully.“You’ve been through a lot,” my father adds gently. “Sleeping pills, nightmares, anxiety, and now you’re back to using your inhaler as you did as a child.”“Miss,” the lawy
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