Chapter 3

In the morgue, I lay alone on the cold slab, forgotten for seven days. To keep my body from decaying, they moved me into the refrigeration unit. Now, I was finally wheeled out; the white shroud covering me was dusted with a thin layer of frost.

My dad stared at the body. "You're telling me this is my eldest daughter?"

Disbelief was etched across his face. After the doctor nodded, he strode over and roughly yanked the white shroud from my body.

The next moment, he froze completely.

Mom's legs gave way, and she collapsed onto the floor.

Sophia shrieked…