Chapter 35 – Revelations

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I observe Avanska with confusion. "What do you mean, 'a call from my parents'?" I inquire, "Why?"

"What do you mean, why?" Rick responded instead: "Do you need a reason to receive a call from your own parents?" he asks, and I shoot him a sharp look.

"Why don't you shut up and let the commander reply to me?" I snap at him.

Shocked, he exclaimed, "You see what I'm saying, Avanska? She is..."

"Enough, Rick," he yells at him, "Why are you whining like a dog?" he questions, clearly irritated.

"What?"

Sighing, Avanska turns toward me, "Sorry, actually, when you were still in a coma, the boss tried to reach your family," he explains.

Frowning, I inquire, "Why?"

"Because with your condition, no one expected you to survive, so the boss decided to contact your family and have them..."

"Come for my corpse?" I questioned cutting him off.

"What? No, that's not it at all. The boss would never..."

"Okay, sure, whatever you say," I reply with a wide grin, cutting him off again, "Can