Dreams of the Dead

Standing in that sterile hospital room, I thought of the only person in this family who never looked at me with disgust. Grandma.

For the past six months, her failing health had left her confined to a bed, yet she alone truly understood my struggles. I remembered visiting her just a week before my doomed wedding.

She had reached out with a frail hand and gently patted my head. "Serena, if you