Chapter 29: Chapter 29

"Dad, Dad, Dad, where are you?" I screamed in agony, my voice cracking with desperation as I called his name over and over again. The pain in my chest was unbearable.

The sound of my cries sent three nurses rushing into the room. "Ma'am, is everything alright?" One of them asked, her face lined with concern. "We heard you screaming. What happened?"

"It's my father!" I shouted, pointing at the empty bed. "He's gone! He was right here, and now he's just... gone!"

The nurses exchanged confused looks, their eyes darting to the vacant bed, finally noticing it was empty.

"That's impossible," said one nurse, shaking her head in disbelief. "I just checked on him! He was lying down in that bed a few minutes ago."