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

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e and sat down in a sea

Eliza," the c

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back in his chair

performance was less than stellar last year. You arrived late, showed a lack

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ential. You showed exemplary skills during that fire, kept your cool, and did

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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.

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ed to the station and knocked on Dad's door. He glanced up,

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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