The End of Hope
Bondita stood frozen, her hand still hovering over the nowsilent receiver. The sound of her own heartbeat was a deafening roar in her ears. A single, hot tear traced a path down her cheek, followed by another, and another, until her face was a mask of silent sorrow. It wasn't a mistake. It wasn't the wrong number. It was real. The last, fragile thread of hope that had held her heart together snapped.

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