Chapter 64 — Gone, Gone, Gone...

Allegra

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Overwhelmed by shock and horror, my legs crumbled beneath me, causing me to collapse onto the cold, hard floor. My gaze locked onto Ray's face, desperate for any reassurance that this was all just a stupid prank, refusing to accept the cruel reality before me.

My chest heaved up and down, I didn't cry, I don't know why, I couldn't cry. The tears didn't come. I just didn't know what was happening around me. The world transformed into a hazy blur before my very eyes. The only sound I could perceive was the rhythmic cadence of my own breath, the echoes of my racing heartbeat thudding persistently inside my mind.

Father Linus Rossi passed away earlier this morning...

No, no, he didn't. He was just here a few hours ago. He was here with me. We talked, I fed him with my own hands, I gave him his medication, and I made sure he was perfectly comfortable in bed.

He seemed perfectly fine. The doctor even assured me that he was in good health and could be taken home. He was a