Chapter 106
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Sez's blue eyes reflected Rayton’s shaded face, his own eyes out of focus. He reached out towards her with wide-open eyes.
Something was off. He was panting, both his murky red eyes and his hands shaking as he reached out toward Sez.
"Brother?"
“….”
“My brother, Rayton.”
“….”
"Rayton, It’s Sez, your sister. Sez," she said hurriedly. “Are you alright?”
Rayton paused briefly, but that was the extent of his response. Sez spoke, her heart sinking as Rayton didn't react at all, except for a slight pause.
It felt as if her heart dropped to the floor. He seemed not to recognize Sez right in front of him. An alarmed Sez hastily spoke.
“It’s Sez, your sister.”
Rayton remained unresponsive for a moment. He gazed at Sez with a vacant gaze locked on her. His swampy, hazy red eyes seemed to twitch briefly. Soon, he rasped his lips with a splitting voice.
"S…ez…"
"…Brother."
"Sez."
“……”
"Sez..."
Rayton's large hand dropped helplessly and he said to himself.
