Violet 

Nobody said a word.

Everyone just stared at me.

The silence was loud, I could hear the faint, steady beeping of Sebastian’s heart monitor beside his bed. Penelope and Kai stared at me, mouths slightly agape, eyes wide with disbelief, as if I had completely lost my mind.

Sebastian’s expression was worse. His brows furrowed, and his lips parted slightly. And, as the realization hit him, the monitor beside him spiked sharply.

“Sebastian,” I said quickly, stepping forward. “Are you okay?”

He blinked twice as if trying to reboot his entire brain. He slowly turned to Penelope and Kai.

“Guys,” he said carefully, pointing at me, “my sister just...