Chapter: 552
Then the world was quiet.
Before the airbag deployed, she saw her father turn the steering wheel to the right, exposing himself to the truck to shield her from harm.
When she regained consciousness, she felt a deep sense of loss and grief.
After the incident, reporters scrambled, eager to be the first to cover the event.
With Sabrina in the hospital and her father's passing happening so suddenly, she was at a loss what to do.
Cesar, along with many kind-hearted individuals, came together to alleviate the burden and arrange a funeral and memorial service for her father.
Sabrina was so overcome with grief that she couldn't even cry.
Some time had passed since Sabrina's father tragically died in a car accident.
One Friday evening, as she walked home from school, the enticing smell of grilled fish from a nearby restaurant stopped her. The familiar scent evoked a flood of memories. It reminded her of when her father used to grill fish for her. Tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down her cheeks.
In that poignant moment, the reality of her father's death truly sank in, as did the realization that she would never see him again.
After being adopted by the Blakely family, she often went to visit the house in which she and her father used to live. The familiar place became a sanctuary for Sabrina-a space to remember, heal, and treasure the precious bond she once shared with her father.
The house was eventually demolished. But Sabrina kept a collection of her father's personal belongings as cherished keepsakes in the storage room.
Each item in the room carried memories of her beloved father, evoking feelings of both sadness and fondness.
There were some of his favorite books and notebooks, often used for drafting news articles.
One item that held sentimental value was a worn metal lighter. Every night, as her father worked on his news stories, he would use it to light a cigarette.
A classic camera also rested among the possessions, a faithful companion on her father's fieldwork, capturing moments of significance.
Amid the magazines and newspapers, Sabrina discovered her father's news manuscripts.
Among them, the most renowned was the follow-up report on a food additive case. Sabrina had read and reread the original manuscript countless times.
Sabrina even compared the published final drafts to the original manuscripts, contemplating the subtle modifications he had made to individual words and sentences.
The storage room also housed boxes of negatives and albums containing photographs related to her father's unfinished news reports.