AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton

AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton

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Chapter 50: The Doctor Called

The One Who Leaves—How do you mourn someone who is still alive?

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Jessy Easton
Feb 12, 2026
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The doctor called. He found out why this all happened.

Drugs.

He said if she kept using it would probably kill her, for good this time.

I felt sick to my stomach. She’d been using for all of my existence, I couldn’t see how she’d be able to stop.

Grandma screamed at the settled who were…

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