Chapter 36
Zach woke up drenched in sweat, his dream feeling all too real. As his eyes fluttered open, he found himself still mired in the anguish of losing Madelyn.
Grief, despair an ache that clenched his heart and stole his breath. He never anticipated a mere dream would elicit such a profound response from within. What made it even more bewildering was that in the dream, Madelyn perished, and he, too, was shattered, as if facing his own demise. It was utterly absurd.
“Zach, you’re awake!” a soft voice came from beside him.
It was Jadie.
Zach glanced at the wall clock, his thoughts murmuring, ‘Afternoon already? It’s getting dark outside. How long have I slept?’
He noticed a tinge of redness in Jadie’s eyes, as if she had just cried.
school?” Zach asked
after school on Friday. I
Zach said, closing his eyes, taking a moment to recover. The dream had left its mark, still vivid in
better now, Zach? Would you like some water?” Jadie
“No, I’m good.”
his distress, Jadie reached out, her
knock echoed through
eyes fluttered open, his gaze shifting toward the entrance. “Come
you feeling now?” said the person entering the
heaviness settled in Zach’s chest at the sight of Rosario. “I’m feeling slightly
downstairs, having her meal. Shall I call
Mr.
Zach became aware of something amiss. Thoughts raced through his
under some kind
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