Astraea's Death

On October 3rd at exactly 10 pm, an hour and sixteen minutes after her emergency operation, Astraea Claudette Evanders, age 73, was declared dead. If what he felt when he first found out Nesryn's condition and her limited time, he thought with his mother gone, he finally grasped the concept of the death, yet here he was, on the floor, head in between both of his hand as his hazel-colored eyes zeroed in on the floor under him.

It's been a couple of minutes since the doctor dropped the bomb on them, Azriel had been unresponsive since then. Nesryn stayed silent beside him, sitting down on the floor, her arms wrapped around his shoulders, placing soft kisses on his head. Her mind was running, yet she couldn't seem to focus on just one matter. Her eyes trailed to her lover when the man finally broke out a sob.