The Gray Family: Legacies
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station. I hoped I got assigned to a different station. One
nd knocked on the door. The c
Gray," the
e and sat down in a sea
Eliza," the c
" I mu
back in his chair
performance was less than stellar last year. You arrived late, showed a lack
igh
ential. You showed exemplary skills during that fire, kept your cool, and did
ir," I
pect you to do your job, or I will
d at th
ight. You're working the gravey
t. I didn't argue as I got up and l
resley. Everyone at the stati
walking away. I didn't want to discuss Eliza.
yl
ed to the station and knocked on Dad's door. He glanced up,
ll set?" D
to add courses to round out my training
t with Gray. I need someone to make s
who you didn't like?" I
ately," D
my dad
c cost lives because he can't ge
people die. We can't save everyone. Tha
e can try,
eople, but he knows the job and how it affec
I made my way to the dorm and
Nora?"
the girl
we're roommates," I intro
, and two other
Josie, our other roomma
s. They noticed my
aramedic?" S
t working down at the station. I'm taking cour
ke it?" Jo
ther was a paramedic, and my dad is one alon
rother was one. Did he
r died on a ca
s looked at me
we take on the
friend recently,"
that," I said, offe
sie said. Selena and Josi
ething wrong?"
nd when they went on a call for a fire. It's bee
" I
ng the night his girlfriend died. He'
ause of the job. We learned to deal
eling there was a reason Dad
es
er I stayed there, the more I felt the need to hit someone who's Par
to grab a coffee an
g go?" Pax asked,
oks. The chief assigned me to t
" Pax
nd wants to see me fail," I
xpects more from yo
I said, sipping my
a ghost?" Pa
it's a possibilit
ed in wi
le brother," Pax
Presley?"
hat's what you're
e lost someone," Kaxo
we know our brothe
esley is going through now. Death
hy? Why can't my family understand that I'm not
arker. I said nothing
y," Par
t turning to
were close," P
word were,"
about you. I don't want to
ed Parker. I wal
blem solved," I said, th
ntered t
Payton
sley told me to stop worrying
d at Parker
with Eliza and isn't coming back
No matter what you say or do, you let the person deal with the gri
ng. I closed my eyes and felt a wave crash over me. I struggled as I tr
wit
me go,"
, I ne
" I sc
mise me
n't do this
dark room as a light turned on. I put m
elled. "Is a
me. I lowered my hand as the
am I?"
everywhere,"
owards us, along with other
ou, people
" the woman s
at everyone an
said, feeli
eed family," th
arms around me. Other people put their
you from living. People ne
he woman. She wiped my tears as
of life. You live life, not m
this," I s
rays are tough. I know, I marri
e you?"
," the w
ray," I w
ho had steel-grey eyes. I saw a woman
rely on family to help and love us, you grieve, but don't let
odd
up," Gramm
?" I
up," someone sa
at my brothers. Payton knelt next to my bed
rry," I
I cried. They said nothing a
u," Parker
w things would be now. The only thing
rned with a glass of water, the
said, sippin
ened?" Pay
liza," I
looked at me
hen I stood in a dark room with a single light. I saw
e people?" P
I answered, lo
ater. I didn't understand what the dream m