After Ava’s parents and brother left to attend her little brother’s party, the group did everything possible to keep Ava in good spirits. They succeeded for the most part until she began to get tired. That was when she started to become sad and asked questions the group could answer but was unsure if they should.
“Melanie?” Ava yawned.
“Yes, sweetheart,” Melanie said as she adjusted Ava’s quit on her.
“What happens when people die?”
Melanie glanced around the room at Darius, Zach, and Thea, not knowing how to answer the girl. She wanted to tell Ava everything about the underworld and assure her that she would go to a happy place where she would have anything her heart desired. Melanie also knew it was not her place to say that to the girl.
“Why would you ask that?” Melanie asked.
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