As Jace arrived at the hospital, his heart clenched with trepidation, yearning to meet with Gabriel. However, the crushing weight of grief bore down on him as he received the devastating news from the nurse.
"I'm sorry, Jace. Gabriel... he didn't make it," the nurse's words hung heavy in the air, enveloping Jace in a suffocating shroud of despair.
The world around him submerged into a swirling vortex of darkness, the remnants of hope and resilience flickering dimly within the unremitting shadows of loss and blindness. For Jace, the newfound gift of sight seemed cruel and mocking, a glaring reminder of the fractured relationships and the irrevocable pain that continued to haunt him.
Alone. Isolated. Blind.
These suffocating emotions threatened to consume him, casting a forlorn painting
