Chapter Seventeen

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Tessa

The room is silent.
Jem
is
gone.
His corpse lay on the bed.
Unmoving.
Jem
is
gone.
No.







Silence.










I distracted Will. He could've gotten Jem help, but I was a diversion.

An interference.

This is my fault.

Will

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please, jem
don't leave me
this is my fault

Cecily

My ears are ringing.
I can't breathe.
I can't focus on anything but the hospital bed.
Which holds my brother's body.
Which houses a silent heart.
No.
It can't be right.
It can't be true.
This is just a messed up 3D horror film.
Right?

Wrong.

I was a bad sister. I could've done something different. I could've saved him.

This is my fault.

Jessamine



...James? Are you there?

No.
He's not.

hello,
cold
world

I did something wrong. I messed something up.
This is my fault.

Charlotte

I could've stopped this.
I could've been a better mother.
What did I do wrong?
I
Want
My
Son
Back.
Please
Give
Me
My
Baby
Back.

this is my fault

Henry

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If I was around more, I could've stopped this.

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