Chapter 2 - The Freezing Air Releases Seven Months of Agony
Jack dropped the heavy meat tenderizer onto the tiled restaurant floor with a loud, metallic clatter that echoed through the quiet kitchen. He lunged past a frozen Mark and threw his arms around Lucy's shivering shoulders, burying his face in her heavy coat.
“Mommy, they told me you left us... they said you didn't want me anymore!” Jack sobbed uncontrollably into her chest. Lucy wrapped her stiff, bruised arms around her son, pressing her face into his hair as hot tears streamed down her pale cheeks.
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Mark stood rooted to the spot, his hands trembling as he stared down at the woman he had mourned every single day for seven months. His breath hitched in his throat, and the world seemed to tilt violently on its axis as the monstrous illusion shattered around him.
“Lucy... oh God, Lucy, I am so sorry,” Mark whispered, taking a hesitant step forward toward the open freezer door.
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