Life After You
"Fran, Mr. Thomson's illness has been cured. Time flows differently between that world and this one. The six more years you stayed there only took three days here. I've disguised your loss of consciousness as low blood sugar. Go ahead and spend some time with your parents."
Overjoyed, I burst into laughter and called out, "Mom, Dad!"
I jumped to my feet and hugged them both, refusing to let go.
If it weren't for Elijah, I would have come back long ago to loving parents and the privileged life of a wealthy heiress. I wouldn't have had to endure his constant death-glares, as if ready to strike at any moment.
I wouldn't have to cry in pain for him every single day anymore.
...
Three years later