Chapter 108

• Life is a cycle of living and dying. And death—well, it's the one thing in this world that never changes. It's inevitable. When that time comes, all we can do is accept it. Accept that nothing lasts forever. That the people we love, even ourselves, won’t be spared from the pain.
• Gigi couldn’t stop sobbing as she watched the morning news. Every channel was reporting the same thing—the explosion at the port. Casualties were being counted, search and rescue teams were deployed, and the police had already started their investigation. She couldn’t take her eyes off the screen, desperately waiting for any kind of update.
• She was a mess—nervous, desperate, and filled with dread.