rushed by a giant hand, the pain

d Webster. "Webster, I'm not feeling we

s fell, shatteri

ignity, scatte

l, take your meds and sleep. I'm

nded, each word forc

ng so unreasonable? I'm working. How am I

ed in my ear, and

st hu

ls like that. This must be

with a new post

ened

ly in the face of death do you realize wh

as I,

in thei

r Webster's explanati

anis

dy hypnotized, amnesiac, and that

respectfully. "He is absolute scum,

ding goes on

a differ

and dad. How could Webster thin

on a number I hadn't called in years.

ter, that person cut all conta

rs, we hadn't

used this number, especially af

s the only one

nerves. Then his low, raspy voice cam

e he'd been sleeping, h

yed s

know it's

ips. "I'm get

me be clear-I didn't approve of you and Webster the

rly blew out

zed. "No. I'm invitin

d my dad to divorce my mom because she had a difficult

o leave my mom, and wrote a will

boy named Alexander Williams, hi

ished

him to prote

top foreign university at sixteen, but

go, when he and I f

ow, my heart ach

t the only family I had

sked Alexander one ques

ting for this,

nd Alexander stood by the officiant, his d

ne knee, pulling a diamo

hetic aluminum ring

eyes we

we played house as kids,

you ma

o answer, but a sha

ld

an't marry him! Jack told me you were getting married tod

grabbing for my hand, plea

w stirred, whis

for three years? They were about to g

d she cheat?" "Wh

ctor h

d away, sneerin

'm

bst

pard, was about to declare himself my

ked d

od below in a white dress, looking so d

to spit out. "Cindy, I'm your brother.

and he's the man I'm about to marry. What kind of brother are you? Self-appointed? Leave no

s carried a

d to pass rigorous scrutiny. Back then, I defied

threw it all

s no goi

big day. Let's just stand as

at Webster, ever understanding, then

time left. Can you stay with

ug challenge

as raging like a beast, fe

his c

it. "If you're here to celebrate,