The Stolen Years

"Tessa! Tessa!"

Upon hearing the voice from outside, a voice etched in her memory that seemed older than before, Tess's eyes instantly welled up with tears.

She stumbled out and stopped in her tracks the moment she saw her parents.

When Tess had just woken up just now, her consciousness was still blurry, and she felt numb. Now, seeing her parents looking older than she remembered stirred her emoti