The room felt suffocating. Aiden could hardly breathe. Everyone avoided his eyes, and that silence only drove him mad. His heart raced, his chest heaved, and the IV line pinched painfully at his skin as he pulled against it.

"Where is Grandma and Alina?" His voice broke the silence again. He repeated it, louder this time, as if daring them to keep quiet. "Where are they?"

Jason finally exhaled and lifted his head. "Aiden… your Grandma… passed away."

Aiden froze, staring blankly ...