“The reality doesn’t hit me even as her body lies in front of my eyes. Her chest doesn’t rise and her lips are a pale white. The mortician ambles about the small room, performing various duties that seem to seal Alyssa’s fate. He zips her tiny frame into a heavy black bag, and I watch as every last inch of her skin disappears from the world, sealing her inside. It’s like her light has been snuffed out by that bag and I want to rip it off. Then the mortician places the bag onto a gurney and begin...s to wheel her out of the room. Panic surges through me. I can’t let her go alone! I jump in front of the door and block his way out. “I’m going with her!” “No, you’re not,” Sutton says. “You’re very much alive and I plan on keeping you that way.” He grabs me around my waist, picks me up, and moves me out of the way. Before he puts me on my feet, I wrap my arms around his neck and plead. “I promised her I wouldn’t leave.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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