Music Recommendation: Background Noise - Trent Reznor
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Anastasia felt the cool breeze brush against her wet cheeks, aiding in drying her tears. Faced with her father's inevitable question, she stared at him for a moment before shaking her head in silence.
"No… She can't be dead, Anna." Mr. Flores refused to accept the truth about his eldest child's fate. Prior to Anastasia's arrival, he had allowed himself to entertain the delusion that both his daughters were alive and were doing well somewhere, even if they were not with him and his wife. He raised his hand to cover his face, as if to conceal his pain. "D—Do you know what happened to her?"
Anastasia clenched her hands, and she said, "She was murdered."
