Something Like Elena
I continue, “but even if you didn’t go through with it, why not tell us? Why let us mourn her? Why let us believe she was dead?”
“Because she was dead. To all of you,” she snaps. “I didn’t want your negativity around her. She needed peace. She needed to heal. That’s what the miracle healer said.”
“Miracle healer?” I blink. “What–”
Elena grabs my hand. “Enough about that,” she says quickly, smiling wide. “Come on. It doesn’t matter what happened. I’m alive and well, and that’s a good thing, right, Ray?”
She tilts her head, waiting, that same Elena charm shining through. My chest tightens. I nod once. Then again.
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