“Dad…” she whispered weakly, and David nearly sobbed in relief. But her next words gutted him.
“Who… are you? Who am I?”An awful silence crashed over them, heavier than grief.“No!” Lucas roared. “Julie, it’s me, your brother! You know us!”She yanked her hand away, curling into the sheets, eyes flooding with tears.
“Don’t come closer… I don’t know you. Please… stay away.”David nearly collapsed, dropping into a chair. His tears came silent and endless. His daughter was alive, but she was lost to him.Alex slammed a fist into the wall—rage cracking through the thunder of heartbreak.
“Her memory… it’s gone forever. The doctors say the brain injury was just too deep.”It was agony—a father’s breaking, a brother’s fury, and the ruin of a lover’s hope.
But through it all, Mia stood quietly by.
