The Afterglow of Us
"She came back drenched to the bone, with cuts and bruises all over, and burning with fever. I told her to change her flight and recover first, but she refused to listen. While I wasn't looking, she grabbed her luggage and left. Such a stubborn girl!"
Liam stood frozen, his mind reeling.
"Mom… which country?" His voice was so dry it scraped.
"Glanton. She's doing a graduate program at Calix University."
She eyed her son's pale, stricken face with concern. "Liam, are you alright?"
He didn't answer. He simply stood, moving as if on autopilot.
Alexa, who had been listening from the side, felt a jolt of shock. She had thought I died in the accident. She never imagined I had gone abroad instead.
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