Maya
As I made my way toward the parking lot, my mind was absolutely drowning in thoughts and overwhelming emotions.
Surprise. Uncertainty. Devastating grief. Sheer, crushing pain.
My heart felt impossibly heavy, like someone had literally dropped concrete blocks directly onto my chest, leaving me helpless and struggling to breathe properly.
I trudged forward, desperately searching for the will to keep living. To somehow make sense of everything that had just happened in the span of a few terrible hours.
Just an hour ago, my father had been awake and alive. I’d hugged him. Felt his warm breath against my neck as he whispered sweet, comforting words in my ear.
Christopher had climbed excitedly into the hospital bed, pestering his grandfather with endless curious questions that had mad
