The Unbearable Truth

The atmosphere in the hospital room was suffocating like the air had frozen solid.

Everyone's eyes were locked on Dante, waiting for his response.

Dante stood frozen, his back stiff as a board.

He avoided Clara's gaze, hesitating as he knelt by the hospital bed. Leaning his elbows on the edge of the bed, he carefully reached for Clara's hand.

His Adam's apple bobbed as he struggled to speak, remai