Chapter 14

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Maria

The silence is deafeningly quiet. A hush sweeps over the room, like a caressing hand.

The seconds last for hours until the room erupts into noise and relief, I am too out of it to notice at first. I am stuck in a black hole of crumbling sadness.

I finally come to my senses when a tsunami of doctors and nurses rush to the hospital bed. My eyes meet Lola's and the tears stop, a smile seeps onto my face and then I do something I haven't done in seven years.

I speak.
And the words come rushing out like birdsong.

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That was the last Chapter.

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has read and commented and voted on Maria- thank you so much for the feedback has kept me writing with a smile on my face. I'm a bit sad that this book is over actually as it has been as much as mystery for me as it has for you.

I might start writing some other stories like this one so keep your eyes peeled.

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