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Sandra went back to sipping her juice, even joining in as the others sang. Her joy had only just begun to settle when she heard the opening notes of a new song. This time, it was Jessica who was about to sing. “Somewhere over the rainbow, Way up high, There’s a land that I heard of Once in a lullaby…” Sandra’s heartbeat quickened until it pressed painfully against her chest. Her breathing grew shallow, strained. Tiny whispers, faint and ghostly, began to curl into her ears. Her body stiffened, turning cold. She clutched her glass tighter and tighter until a thin line of blood slowly trickled from her palm.

I saw him smiling and I beamed proudly as I continue to sing. "Through the lows and the highs, I will stay by your side. There's no need for goodbyes now I'm seeing the lights. When the skies turn to grey and there's nothing to say. At the end of the day..." I wait for him to finish the song and I hear nothing but a tiny whimper with snores, he already fell asleep. "I choose you..." I finished the song as I tugged him under covers.

He walked into the darkness. I sang. Hush now, little wolf, the moon is high... The bond flickered. Held. Mama's here beneath the sky... I felt him walking, deeper, colder. Daddy's learning how to be... He reached the seal. Someone you're proud to call family. Light exploded from the cave. I fell to my knees, still singing.

The song filled my ears and my heart swelled with the thoughts about Raven. This was more like a farewell song to us both. I suppose this is where our paths finally end. Each of us were returning to our own worlds, never to cross again. The rest of us remained silent as we wade across the water to the other side of the forest. I was the last person in the line and the last to dip my feet inside the warm water. Then we ventured into the woods, following the straight path until it curved sharply into a U-turn. One of the captives, a young man in his mid forties, spoke out, trying to save us from disaster.

*"You could have been *gods*!" Eden sways, the gold fading from his eyes. "We're... something... else." --- **The Coda** We escape as the city collapses, its golden pool solidifying into a desert of black glass. Eden's wounds weep light, the Cantor's melody still buzzing in his veins. "It's not over," he mutters. "The song-it's *in* me now." I press a hand to his chest, feeling the discordant rhythm. "We'll find a way to mute it." He laughs weakly. "What if I don't want to?"

I didn't know the name of most of the songs, some of the mothers said it because they knew it, but I liked to play it while I did my routines. "I'm wide awake without losing sleep I put together every piece And I landed on my feet I'm wide awake I don't need anything to complete me, no I'm wide awake Yes, I was born again Out of the lions' den I don't have to pretend And it's too late The story is over now, the end" I stop humming when I hear the door unlocking, and from there the Erased appears looking me from head to toe and ends up giving me a smile.

For the first time in a long time, the world felt whole again. No more lies. No more ghosts. Just two broken souls who found strength in each other. As the sky turned crimson and gold, Adrian whispered, “It’s over, Rosemary.” And she whispered back, “Yes. Finally.” --- The End

"Mr. Wayne, this is the repaired dashcam footage." Wayne took it and pressed play. Arden's broken voice came through the speaker. "Wayne… I've known for a long time that you could walk, but still, congratulations. And thank you for risking your life to save me five years ago. But this marriage you built out of lies, letting me live in fake happiness—it has to end. I don't blame you for deceiving me, but I'll never forgive you either. Goodbye, Wayne…" Her words were cut short by a deafening explosion.

“Girl… I need something to aid my driving…. Ruth B ain’t working out well for me yunno” “Alright just after this part please” I say and Jim gives me the side eyes. “Cause I’m in a field of Dandelions, wishing on everyone that you’ll be mineeee…. Mineeee… and I see forever in your eyes. I feel okay when I see you smilleeeeeee…. Smileee….” I sing out loud and demonstrate, for Jim, my man. “Wishing on dandelions all of the time, I pray to God one day you’ll be mine… wishing on dandelions all of the time” Jim joins me to sing this part and we both smile after we end…

But, I was pretty sure I heard someone singing. Wait, a ghost? They said there are a lot of ghosts roaming around the hospitals. Is there a ghost who could sing? Wait, I think I remembered the lyrics. It was a Mayday Parade song. I browsed for my phone and started listening to the song until I found the specific lyrics I heard. I could never imagine we'd end up this way After all that we went through now, I'm fighting through the pain It's like this heart that's been broken so close to screaming