Chapter 145 Celebration Of Life

• Ava
• The square was utterly silent as every eye turned toward me. I could practically feel their stares boring holes into my skull, their eyes prickling over my skin like a thousand tiny needles. If anyone had spoken, I wasn’t sure—my heart was too busy thundering in my ears, the sound of it drowning out everything else.
• Chris’s question hung heavily in the air between us, his hand still extended. I opened my mouth, but no words came out at first. If there were even any words for me to say, they died in my throat before they even reached my tongue.