Chapter 82: When Everything Ends

ANNABEL

My mother walked into the room, her eyes looked different, like she had been crying. I could see some dry tears still stuck there, making her look... broken. There was something haunting about the way she carried herself, as if she was holding the weight of the world on her shoulders.

"Mother?"

I called out, trying to get up and go to her. The pain from earlier wasn't as bad now—the doctor had given me some medications and I was walking just fine, ...