The Silent Goodbye
She reached out with a trembling hand, unlocked the screen, and opened the most recent message:
"Ms. Sullivan, your sister has passed. Please come handle the arrangements."
The light in Nissa's eyes went dark.
Her mind swirled in chaos. Memories flashed by. The past decade of her and her sister, relying on each other, barely surviving. She once believed, foolishly, that if she worked hard enough, someday her sister would get better.
She never imagined this outcome, that the only family she left would be taken from her, too.
Benjamin did not notice her change.
Instead, he snapped, "Why did you lure Charlotte here?"