Love, Lies, and a Fatal Countdown

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o see the exact moment someone would die,

e. "00:23:14" blinked above his head, th

Lily. "00:01:00" flashed as I hammered o

my three older brothers, Liam, Ethan,

aw a m

gainst the hospital wall after Mom' s dea

r faces twisted with disgust

eam that I tried to warn th

at the hospital, taking thei

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ignored by everyone while Lily was

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teenth birthday, e

e above my head, always empty,

." My own

day. How

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feast of all their favorite foo

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ssion: "I\'m going to die. My co

l trying that trick? You think saying you\'re

ing silence, alone with my cold fea